CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS 2005-2006

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

VOL. 99 NUMBER 1

A Member of the National Federation of State High School Associations

P.O. Box 271 151 South Bethel Street Thomaston, Georgia 30286-0004 706-647-7473 FAX 706-647-2638 www.ghsa.net 2 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2005-06 CHANGES (Changes shown in book in italic type)

ELIGIBILITY New Form “C” added for students with interrupted academic eligibility

CONSTITUTION Hardship Committee can hear migratory, courses passed and accumulated units cases

STUDENT BY-LAWS 1.21 Virtual classes accepted for eligibility under certain conditions 1.41 Latest edition of the Physical Exam Form is required

SCHOOL BY-LAWS 2.29 Schools must fulfill commitments to compete or face penalties 2.77 Guidelines adopted for fans who wish to video tape state events

REGION BY-LAWS 3.34 Regions that miss deadlines may be fined by state office

STATE BY-LAWS 4.16 The Reclassification Committee will sub-divide regions with ten (10) or more schools 4.21 In open meet events, there must be a minimum of 16 teams in order to have a state championship 4.42 The assignment of officiating associations for all activities will be the responsibility of the GHSA office

ATHLETIC BY-LAWS Sec. 2 - Basketball “Mercy Rule” adopted for one-sided games Sec. 3 - Cheerleading Competitive cheerleaders no longer required to be on support squad Out-of-season tryouts limited to 10 consecutive days State championships moved to December Sec. 4 - Cross Country Sectional meets no longer held Sec. 5 - Football Spring practice allowed any time between Feb. 1 and end of school Rules for “permanent” seating adopted for playoffs Classes for Dome Semifinal games rotated each year Sec. 6 - Golf Girls teams may now include up to four (4) players Sec. 10 - Soccer Schools of same classification will use overtime and Penalty Kicks to break ties during regular season Sec. 13 - Tennis Neutral sites used for Sectional play in second and third rounds of playoffs Singles tournaments no longer allowed Sec. 15 - Volleyball Defensive specialist (Libero) allowed in 2005-06 Sec. 16 - Wrestling All Traditional State Tournaments move to one site Ties in Area or State Dual Tournaments will be broken using National Federation rule GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 3 GHSA STATE OFFICERS 2005-06

President: Dr. Gary Holmes, St. Simons Island Vice President: Walter Wade, Atlanta Executive Director: Dr. Ralph Swearngin, Thomaston, GHSA Office

REGION REGION SECRETARIES 1-AAAAA Kevin Giddens, Colquitt County High School, Moultrie 2-AAAAA Greg Goodwin, Redan High School, Stone Mountain 3-AAAAA Earl Etheridge, Savannah 4-AAAAA Mike McElrath, Mundy’s Mill, Jonesboro 5-AAAAA Jeff Wheeler, Marietta High School, Marietta 6-AAAAA Ronnie Smith, Cherokee County Schools, Canton 7-AAAAA Dolford Layson, Lawrenceville 8-AAAAA Jerry Raines, Eatonton 1-AAAA Rusty Ganas, Ware County High School, Waycross 2-AAAA Wayne Baker, Evans High School, Evans 3-AAAA Jamie Cassady, Griffin High School, Griffin 4-AAAA Dale Krach, Northgate High School, Newnan 5-AAAA Ralph Simpson, Miller Grove High School, Lithonia 6-AAAA Scott Butler, Tucker High School, Tucker 7-AAAA Allen Fort, Gordon Central High School, Calhoun 8-AAAA Bobby Pate, Hartwell 1-AAA Pam Hill, Dougherty County Schools, Albany 2-AAA Fred Maynard, Jordan High School, Columbus 3-AAA Wade Marchman, Burke County High School, Waynesboro 4-AAA Jim Finch, Peach County, Ft. Valley 5-AAA Rusty Hudson, Westminster School, Atlanta 6-AAA Ed Vosburgh, Cartersville High School, Cartersville 7-AAA Chris Mance, Gainesville High School, Gainesville 8-AAA Bruce Yates, Jackson County High School, Jefferson 1-AA Jarrett Luke, Berrien High School, Nashville 2-AA Donald Altman, Waycross 3-AA Chunk Reid, Vidalia High School, Vidalia 4-AA Glenn Tidwell, Tri-County High School, Buena Vista 5-AA Kris Palmerton, Pace Academy, Atlanta 6-AA Ed Vosburgh, Cartersville High School, Cartersville 7-AA Steve Cisson, Morgan County High School, Madison 8-AA Steve Miller, Buford High School, Buford 1-A Robert Douberly, Ware County Magnet School, Manor 2-A Rusty Tondee, Schley County High School, Ellaville 3-A Ray Tootle, Candler County Board of Education, Metter 4-A Glenn Stewart, Telfair County High School, McRae 5-A Bill Bailey, Mt. Zion High School, Mt. Zion 6-A William H. Teat, Rome 7-A Mary Jo Kemp, Glascock County High School, Gibson 8-A Donnie Drew, Commerce High School, Commerce 4 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2005-06

REGION COMMITTEE MEMBER 1-AAAAA Wes Taylor, Lowndes High School, Valdosta (2005-06) 2-AAAAA Fred Price, Atlanta City Schools (2006-07) 3-AAAAA Earl Etheridge, Savannah (2007-08) 4-AAAAA Danny Cronic, East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg (2006-07) 5-AAAAA Donnie Griggers, Harrison High School, Kennesaw (2005-06) 6-AAAAA Ronnie Smith, Cherokee County Schools, Canton (2006-07) 7-AAAAA Leonard Jones, Fulton County Schools, Roswell (2005-06) 8-AAAAA Dave Hunter, Brookwood High School, Snellville (2006-07) 1-AAAA Ed Pilcher, Thomas Co. Central High, Thomasville (2007-08) 2-AAAA Randy Shearouse, Effingham Co. High, Springfield (2005-06) 3-AAAA Robert Davis, Westside High School, Macon (2005-06) 4-AAAA Dave Chandler, Woodward Academy, College Park (2005-06) 5-AAAA Ron Sebree, DeKalb County Schools (2006-07) 6-AAAA Mark Kelly, St. Pius High School, Atlanta (2005-06) 7-AAAA Allen Fort, Gordon Central High School, Calhoun (2006-07) 8-AAAA Tommy Stringer, Loganville High School, Loganville (2007-08) 1-AAA Wayne Tootle, Cairo (2005-06) 2-AAA Anthony Dimitri, Jordan High School, Columbus (2005-06) 3-AAA Luther Welsh, Thomson High School, Thomson (2005-06) 4-AAA Rick Tomberlin, Washington County H.S., Sandersville (2006-07) 5-AAA Charlie Henderson, DeKalb County Schools, Decatur (2005-06) 6-AAA Charles Wilson, Cass High School, Cartersville (2006-07) 7-AAA Mark Coleman, Flowery Branch H.S., Flowery Branch (2006-07) 8-AAA Elliott Poss, Elbert County High School, Elberton (2005-06) 1-AA Scott Horton, Albany High School, Albany (2007-08) 2-AA Jesse Crews, Charlton County High School, Folkston (2005-06) 3-AA John Peacock, Dodge County High School, Eastman (2005-06) 4-AA Glenn Tidwell, Tri-County High School, Buena Vista (2006-07) 5-AA Rob Weltz, Holy Innocents' School, Atlanta (2006-07) 6-AA Glenn White, Model High School, Rome (2006-07) 7-AA John Osborne, North Oconee High School, Bogart (2006-07) 8-AA Terry Rogers, Union County High School, Blairsville (2005-06) 1-A Robert Douberly, Ware County Magnet H. S., Manor (2005-06) 2-A Windle McKenzie, Brookstone School, Columbus (2005-06) 3-A Mike Carswell, Savannah Country Day School, Savannah (2005-06) 4-A Britt Ingle, Treutlen High School, Soperton (2005-06) 5-A Matthew Skinner, Landmark Christian School, Fairburn (2005-06) 6-A Chuck Taylor, Bowdon High School, Bowdon (2005-06) 7-A Larry Campbell, Lincoln County High School, Lincolnton (2006-07) 8-A Donnie Drew, Commerce High School, Commerce (2005-06) At Large Raynette Evans, Bibb County Schools, Macon (2007-08) At Large Lynda Martin, North Cobb High School, Kennesaw (2007-08) SDOE Stuart Bennett, State Department of Education GSBA Dr. Don Rooks, Georgia School Boards Association GSSA Dr. Randall Edmunds, Georgia School Supt. Assn. (Lincoln Co.) GASSP Molly Howard, Jefferson County High School, Louisville GACA Ray Broadaway, Exec. Sec., Georgia Athletic Coaches Assn. GADA Dr. Lucia Norwood, DeKalb County Schools, Decatur GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 5

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES

Board of Trustees Earl Etheridge (AAAAA) Glenn Tidwell (AA) Allen Fort (AAAA) Donnie Drew (A) Wayne Tootle (AAA) Raynette Evans (At Large)

Baseball Committee Eligibility Committee Dave Chandler Stuart Bennett Anthony Dimitri ** Randall Edmunds John Peacock Allen Fort Ronnie Smith Donnie Griggers Chuck Taylor Molly Howard Elliott Poss ** Basketball Committee Don Rooks Larry Campbell Chuck Taylor Raynette Evans Glenn White Charlie Henderson ** Fred Price Football Committee Terry Rogers Ray Broadaway Randy Shearouse Robert Davis Earl Etheridge ** Calendar Committee Scott Horton Randall Edmunds Britt Ingle Donnie Griggers ** Wayne Tootle Molly Howard Ed Pilcher Golf Committee Elliott Poss Jesse Crews ** Glenn Tidwell Danny Cronic Robert Douberly Cheerleading Committee Tommy Stringer Mark Coleman Charles Wilson Allen Fort ** Leonard Jones Gymnastics Committee Lynda Martin Charlie Henderson Windle McKenzie Leonard Jones John Osborne Lucia Norwood ** Rob Weltz Coaches Committee Ray Broadaway Lacrosse Committee Britt Ingle Donnie Griggers Ed Pilcher Mark Kelly Fred Price Leonard Jones Terry Rogers ** Rob Weltz ** Rick Tomberlin Literary Committee Matthew Skinner Ronnie Smith Glenn Tidwell ** Charles Wilson 6 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES

Medals and Awards Committee Softball Committee Mark Coleman Danny Cronic Robert Douberly ** Anthony Dimitri Lucia Norwood Donnie Drew ** John Osborne John Peacock Ed Pilcher Ron Sebree Wes Taylor Sportsmanship Committee Media Committee Mike Carswell Mike Carswell Dave Chandler Danny Cronic Jesse Crews Elliott Poss Molly Howard Ron Sebree Lucia Norwood ** Rob Weltz ** Wes Taylor Luther Welsh Officials Committee Earl Etheridge ** Swimming Committee Britt Ingle Larry Campbell Terry Rogers Scott Horton ** Randy Shearouse Mark Kelly Wayne Tootle Lynda Martin Walter Wade Charles Wilson

Reclassification Committee Tennis Committee Jesse Crews Dave Chandler Robert Davis Mark Coleman Donnie Drew Robert Douberly ** Earl Etheridge ** Dave Hunter Charlie Henderson Glenn White Gary Holmes Dave Hunter Track Committee Windle McKenzie Robert Davis ** Tommy Stringer Scott Horton Wayne Tootle Fred Price Walter Wade Matthew Skinner Glenn White Luther Welsh

Riflery Committee Volleyball Committee Anthony Dimitri Mark Kelly Donnie Griggers Matthew Skinner Lynda Martin Ronnie Smith ** Windle McKenzie ** Rob Weltz Randy Shearouse Charles Wilson

Soccer Committee Wrestling Committee Mike Carswell Larry Campbell Dave Hunter ** Dave Hunter John Osborne John Peacock Ron Sebree Tommy Stringer ** Rick Tomberlin Rick Tomberlin

** Indicates Chairperson GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 7 Track - Boys January 30 January 31 February 20 10 (7) May 3 May 11-13 May 12-13 May 4-6 May 12-13 May May 3 22 April May 6 26 April 22 April 28 April 31) (May 1 April May 8 (13) (7) 18 10 (7) (13) 22 April 10 18 8-11 February 17 March 21 April 28 April 13 February 20 February (13) 12(8) playing dates 18 13 February 13 February 20 February (7) March 3-4 February 13 January 24 Feb. 3-4 (May 31) 31 January 10 March 18 (May 31) Open 10-11(only) Mar. 24 January January 24 - January 31 13 February February 11 29 October Nov. 12 (May 31) January 30 January 14 30 January November 5 Dual: January 20-21 (11) 23 January January 30 (7) February 6 15 January 24 February 6 Oct. 15 & 22 10 November 5 13-14 January (18) 20(14) playing dates 25 Baseball 14 November (13) October 29 3 October 18 January 17 Track - Boys November 5 January 30 December 10 (11) November 14 Track - Girls 16 October 25 15 August (4) November 14 Tennis 6 January 16 (7) October 22 December 3 October 25 10 15(11) playing dates Soccer " 15 August December 3 October 25 October 24 Golf {contest 8 August SEASON October 24 Lacrosse 8 August (4) October 29 15 August October 24 15 August Gymnastics {20 days 6 22 August 15 August {before first Wrestling July 19 19 July (7) 15 August September 19 Swimming BY August 2 10 Basketball 15 August Riflery July 25 25 July Literary July 30 August 1 PERMITTED 19 August One-Act Plays Debate CONTEST Cross Country July 25 Volleyball July 30 Softball Feb. 1 or later DUE (spring practice) 25 July Cheerleading Feb. 1 or later July 18 (spring practice) PRACTICE (full pads) Football(shorts) ACTIVITY FIRST DATE ELIGIBILITY FIRST DATE NUMBER REGION/AREA STATE SERIES STATE REGION/AREA NUMBER DATE FIRST ELIGIBILITY DATE FIRST O EOTFRCNET INR END OF WINNERS CONTESTS FOR REPORT FOR BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES FOR 2005-06 February 7 February 27 26 (18) May 6 June 2-3 June May 6 (18) 26 27 February February 7 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (JV in Parenthesis) eray34Trad: February 9-11 February 3-4 8 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION GHSA DEADLINE DATES Due Date Material to be Submitted Sent To July 19, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Softball GHSA July 19, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Volleyball GHSA July 30, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Football GHSA July 30, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Cheerleading GHSA August 2, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Cross Country GHSA September 1, 2005 Deadline to file Comp. Cheerleading Schedule GHSA September 26, 2005 Notification of Entry - Cross Country Reg. Sec. September 30, 2005 Notification of Entry - One Act Play Reg. Sec. October 15, 2005 GHSA Dues Payable GHSA October 17, 2005 Contestants List - Cross Country Meet Dir. October 25, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Basketball GHSA October 25, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Swimming GHSA October 25, 2005 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Wrestling GHSA November 1, 2005 Notice of Intent to Enter Comp. Cheerleading Reg. Sec. January 14, 2006 Complete Qualifying for State Debate Ga. Forensics January 17, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Gymnastics GHSA January 21, 2006 Wrestling Entry Forms Due Host Site January 24, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Soccer GHSA January 24, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Lacrosse GHSA January 24, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Girls Track GHSA January 24, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Tennis GHSA January 31, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Boys Track GHSA January 31, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Golf GHSA February 1, 2006 Contestants List for Literary Competition Reg. Sec. February 1, 2006 Swim & Diving Entry Form (2006 State Meet) Host Site February 7, 2006 Initial Eligibility Report Due - Baseball GHSA March 1, 2006 Schedules Due - Football GHSA March 31, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter Gymnastics (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter Lacrosse (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter Riflery (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter AA/A Soccer (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter SP Softball (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter Volleyball (2006-07) GHSA April 1, 2006 Notice of Intent to Enter Wrestling (2006-07) GHSA April 17, 2006 Golf Rosters Due (Boys and Girls) Reg. Sec. April 17, 2006 Contestants List - Girls Track Reg. Sec. April 24, 2006 Contestants List - Boys Track Reg. Sec. June 1, 2006 Schedules Due - Basketball GHSA GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 9

ELIGIBILITY REPORT INSTRUCTIONS Items to which specific attention should be directed are:

1. GHSA Eligibility Form A and Form B, instructions, and other eligibility forms are provided to all member schools in the GHSA FORMS NOTEBOOK under the “Eligibility Section.”

2. The report submitted to the State Office becomes a permanent record. Care should be taken to have the information fully correct and complete. An error could seriously affect the eligibility of a student and penalize a school.

3. The signature of the principal or assistant principal or superintendent, along with the report preparer is required on the Form A, Form B and Form C Eligibility Certificates. That signature certifies that all data is correct and accurate.

4. Boys and girls may be listed on the same Form A, and more than one activity may be listed on the same Form A.

5. Once a student has been certified eligible in a given school year, it is not necessary to re-file that student in subsequent activities unless region rules specify differently. The GHSA office maintains that once a student has been reported and declared eligible for the school year, no further report is necessary for that student during the school year UNLESS his/her eligibility has been interrupted. There is no longer any need to submit a Form B for a previously-cleared transfer student. Transfer students are never listed on a Form A.

6. An eligibility report must be filed at least twenty (20) days prior to the calendar date for the first possible game or contest in any activity. Supplemental filings may be made throughout the season. (EXCEPTION: Eligibility reports for Literary, One-Act Play, Debate, and Riflery competitions are due twenty (20) days before the first contest.

7. When filing an eligibility report, use only current GHSA approved forms. A COMPATIBLE computer format of the eligibility report from member schools will be acceptable so long as the information is in the exact order and form as shown on the GHSA Eligibility Forms.

8. Once the form has been reviewed and processed in the GHSA office, one copy will be returned to the filing school, and one copy retained at the GHSA office. 10 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 9. CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY (Non-Transfer Students) - FORM A A. Form A must be typed. No certificates will be accepted that are handwritten. B. NAME: List students in alphabetical order by grade (9-10-11-12). Give the full name with the last name listed first. C. DATE OF BIRTH: Give the month, day, and year of the student's birth. A student whose 19th birthday was prior to May 1 of the preceding school year, is overage and not eligible to participate. You will be assisting the student if you require a birth certificate to be presented to you for verfication of age. D. DATE STUDENT ENTERED 9th GRADE: Complete the month, day, and year the student took the first 9th grade class at any school. This is not necessarily the date the student first entered your school. A student will not be eligible for participation for more than eight (8) semesters from the date of taking the first ninth grade subject. (Note: High School credit earned in Grade 8 or lower can not be used for eligibility purposes in Grades 9-12. E. GRADE: Show the grade level assignment of each student for the current school year. F. TOTAL COURSES PASSED PREVIOUS SEMESTER: Show the total number of courses the student passed the previous semester. In order to be eligible, (beginning with the second semester of 9th grade) the student must have passed five (5) courses or their equivalent the semester immediately preceding participation. Place an “E” in the Courses Passed column for entering ninth graders. Note: Double the number of courses passed for students on Block Four Programs G. TOTAL UNITS ACCUMULATED: Show the total number of Carnegie Units the student has accumulated thus far in his high school career (excluding units earned below Grade 9). To be eligible, the student must accumulate Carnegie units that count towards graduation as follows: END OF FIRST YEAR: 4 Units END OF SECOND YEAR: 10 Units END OF THIRD YEAR: 16 Units

Students who lose eligibility for not meeting the unit requirements at the beginning of the year may regain eligibility during the school year by accumulating the units required at the end of the semester and by passing the required number of subjects the previous semester. RE- MINDER: Eligibility is lost or regained on the first day of the new semester. H. ELIGIBILITY STATUS: This column is for GHSA use only. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 11 10. CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY - TRANSFER STUDENTS - FORM B A. TRANSFER STUDENTS: FORM B MUST BE TYPED. If a student has transferred to your school during the past twelve (12) months after entering 9th grade (and has not been cleared previously) complete and submit a Form B for that student. If the transfer student has been in your school one full calendar year, do not file a Form B. NOTE: Transfer students who do not meet eligibility guidelines for migrant students are eligible to participate at the sub-varsity level ONLY, provided they meet academic standards. B. ACADEMIC DATA: This is the same information that is required for non-transfer students on Form A. C. YEARS ATTENDED: List all previous schools the student attended beginning with the 9th grade. D. ADDRESS (PRESENT/PREVIOUS): Give full street addresses and DO NOT use post office box numbers. E. LIVES WITH/LIVED WITH: Use the full name(s) of the parents, step- parents, guardians, etc. With blended families it is sometimes confus- ing when complete names are not given. F. DATE STUDENT ENROLLED: Be precise as to the date the student entered your school. G. BONA FIDE CHANGE OF ADDRESS: In order for a student to have a bona fide move, the student must have moved with the person(s) he/ she lived with previously and must have moved from another service area to your school's service area. Answer “Yes” or “No.” H. EXCEPTIONS: Certain situations allow a student to be eligible without a bona fide change of address. See By-Law #1.60.

FOR THE CURRENT YEAR: 1. A student whose birth date was prior to May 1, 1986, is overage and is not eligible.

2. A student who entered 9th grade prior to 2002, has completed eight (8) semesters and is not eligible. 12 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 11. CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY - TRANSFER STUDENTS - FORM C A. STUDENTS WITH INTERRUPTED ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY: Form C must be typewritten. A student gains or loses eligibility on the first day of each semester. If the student is not eligible because he has an “Incomplete” in one or more classes, or if the student is in a Credit Recovery Program at the beginning of a new semester, the student has 14 days to become eligible. That student may not practice or compete in the interim. (see By-Law 1.58). Students who have had their academic progress interrupted need to be filed on a Form C, even if their eligibility form has been submitted previously. Be certain that the relevant portions of this form are filled out completely. B. FILING PROCEDURES: 1. The upper half of the Form C is to be completed just like a Form A. The numbers in the “Total Courses Passed” column and the “Total Units Accumulated” column should reflect the progress made in the 14-day period. 2. The lower half of the Form C is to be completed according to the particular issue for the student. One portion is completed if the student was making up “Incompletes,” and the other is completed if the student was involved in a “Credit Recovery Program.” If the course work is not made up in the allotted 14-day period, the student is ineligible for that semester. The Principal still has the option of filing a “Hardship Application” if there are special circumstances that prevented the completion of the coursework in the 14-day period. . GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 13 ALLIANCE OF GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ADAPTED SPORTS PROGRAMS

Since 2001, the GHSA has been involved in an alliance with the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs. This is a growing relationship in which both organizations are working together for the benefit of physically disabled and visually impaired students.

The Georgia High School Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations have long held the philosophy that participation in competitive activities is an integral part of the educational experiences of high school students.

While the GHSA has accommodated participation of disabled students in several sports and activities, we have not ventured into the area of facilitating participation of disabled students in adapted sports.

The GHSA recognizes that AAASP is the premier organization administering adapted sports, and the GHSA wants to partner with AAASP by providing competitive activities for our disabled students in addition to lending our resources to their endeavors. Under the leadership of Beverly Vaughn and Tommie Storms, this organization provides tremendous opportunities in the area of adapted sports.

AAASP oversees competitions in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair track, indoor wheelchair soccer, power hockey, wheelchair football and beep baseball throughout the state of Georgia. Additionally, AAASP personnel travel throughout the United States helping establish and maintain recreational and athletic programs for disabled persons.

It is important for school personnel to understand the opportunities available for disabled athletes, and to share that understanding with students in their schools. It is also important that coaches appreciate the value of athletics in the lives of disabled students, and the particular tech- niques involved in coaching disabled athletes.

AAASP stands ready to assist school personnel in their endeavors. For more information, please use the following contacts: AAASP P.O. Box 451047 Atlanta, GA 31145 Phone (404) 294-0070 Website www.adaptedsports.org 14 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I - NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION

This organization shall be known as the Georgia High School Association.

ARTICLE II - OBJECT OF THE ORGANIZATION

The objective of the organization shall be the promotion of education in Georgia from a mental, physical, and moral viewpoint, to standardize and encourage participation in athletics, to promote sportsmanship and an appreciation for and study of music, speech, and other fine arts through Region and State competitions.

ARTICLE III — MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1 SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Georgia High School Association shall consist of public and private high schools in the state of Georgia.

SECTION 2 CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP BY SIZE

A. The membership of the Association shall be divided in five (5) classifications as follows: (1) 15% AAAAA, 21% AAAA, 21% AAA, 21% AA, 22% A (2) Schools with the same F.T.E. count separated by a percentage break point will be placed in the higher classification. NOTE: See Reclassification schedule listed in By-Law #4.15.

B. Such classifications shall be effective for a two (2) year period.

C. Each classification will have eight (8) regions, unless otherwise needed.

SECTION 3 CLASSIFICATION — HOW DETERMINED

A. In reclassification years, the Executive Director shall secure the F.T.E. count of member schools and assign each school to a classification. Each member school shall be notified of their proposed classification. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 15 B. Classification of public schools shall be based on F.T.E. membership (active enrollment) using the average of the first two counts secured from the Department of Education based on grades 9-12. This count is based on figures for the nine (9) months immediately preceding reclassification.

Note: Classification for the school years 2004-05, 2005-06 is based on the reports of the school year 2002-03. Classification for the school years 2006-07, 2007-08 will be based on the reports of school year 2004-05.

Note: For schools being consolidated at a classification period, the combined F.T.E. membership figure of the consolidated schools shall be used to determine the classification of the consolidated schools.

C. Classification of private schools shall be based on enrollment information furnished by schools for grades 9-12 for the nine (9) months immediately preceding reclassification. Those enrollment numbers shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.5 to determine reclassification figures, provided however, that no school shall be moved up more than one classification due to application of the 1.5 factor.

D. Grades (9-10-11-12) shall be used as the base to determine classification figures.

E. Unless the school has at least 35% membership of each sex, it will be considered a single sex school. In this case the F.T.E. membership SHALL BE DOUBLED TO DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION FIGURES.

F. New schools will be assigned classification upon projected system F.T.E. membership for the school grades 9-12. Where the new school has 9th and 10th grade only, projected figures for feeder schools 7th and 8th grades apply. Where the new school has 9th grade only, projected figures for feeder schools 6th, 7th and 8th grades apply. Where a member school will lose students due to the opening or consolidation of other schools, such member schools losing students will be assigned classification upon projected system F.T.E. membership for the applicable grades as set forth above.

G. Once a school has confirmed its F.T.E. membership with GHSA, the membership figures may not be changed, (unless there is a mathematical error in computation by the GHSA).

H. Whenever a new member school is created either through its establish- ment or through the consolidation of two or more schools, the Superinten- dent shall file a report with the GHSA office at the time that FTE numbers are being collected that projects the enrollment of that school for the next three years. In the event that the school's enrollment exceeds the projec- tion by 20 percent or more during the first reclassification cycle, the school will be required to play a non-region schedule. 16 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 4 TRANSFER TO A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION

A. A member school desiring transfer from a lower to a higher classification must submit a request in writing to the State Office within thirty (30) days after the notice of proposed reclassification has been made.

B. A school that transfers to a higher classification must remain in the higher classification until schools are reclassified on a statewide basis.

C. A request to move from a lower to a higher classification must be made over the signature of the school's administrative authorities, i.e., the Principal and Superintendent.

SECTION 5 PROPOSED REGION ASSIGNMENT

A. After the time for requesting transfer to higher classification has expired, the Reclassification Committee shall thereafter meet to consider such requests and to assign member schools to proposed regions.

B. Each member school shall be notified of proposed region assignments.

SECTION 6 TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT REGION

A. A member school desiring transfer of membership to another region must submit a request to the State Office within thirty (30) days after the notice of proposed region alignment has been made.

B. A school that transfers to a different region by application must remain in the region to which transferred until schools are reclassified on a statewide basis.

C. A request to move from one region to another must be made over the signatures of the school's administrative authorities, i.e., the Principal and the Superintendent.

SECTION 7 FINAL PROPOSED REGION ALIGNMENT

A. After the time for requesting transfer to a different region has expired, the Reclassification Committee shall thereafter meet to consider such requests and to finalize the proposed assignment of member schools to regions.

B. Each member school shall be notified of the final proposed region alignment. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 17 SECTION 8 CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF REGION ALIGNMENT BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. The Executive Committee shall thereafter meet to approve and/or revise the final proposed region alignments as submitted by the Reclassification Committee and to make final region assignments. The Executive Commit- tee shall have the authority to consider requests to transfer to a different region which were brought before the Reclassification Committee in a timely manner.

B. Each member school shall be notified of final region assignments.

SECTION 9 REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF REGION ASSIGNMENT BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Any member school whose final region assignment is changed by the Executive Committee, may request reconsideration of that change by submitting a request in writing to the State Office within ten (10) days after the notice of final region assignment has been made.

B. Each member school will be notified of any revision of final region assignment.

SECTION 10 STRUCTURE OF REGIONS

A. After reclassification years, all regions will meet and submit to the State Office, after the final reclassification vote, a plan for structure of the regions. These plans must spell out subdivisions, if any, for all activities. All regions must have been approved before any scheduling may be finalized.

B. In the event that any member school has a complaint with the structure of a region, it shall so advise the Executive Director and all other schools in the subject region of such complaint in writing within five (5) days after the region meeting following the final reclassification vote. The Executive Director shall then convene a meeting of the Reclassification Committee to review the present and proposed region structure and to attempt to arbitrate the differences and, failing that, to make a recommendation to the Executive Committee.

All schools in the subject region shall be advised of the meeting of the Reclassification Committee by the Executive Director and shall have the right to present evidence to the Committee. Any member of the Committee which is a member of the subject region shall be disqualified from participation on the Committee. 18 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION C. When there are three or more schools in a region that are determined by the Reclassification Committee to be geographically isolated from the rest of the region, the isolated schools have the right to request a subdivision of the region. If the schools in that region can not agree on a suitable subdivision, the Reclassification Committee will determine the alignment.

D. In the event there are no complaints regarding region structure or in the event such complaints are subsequently withdrawn, the structure as proposed shall stand approved without the need for a meeting of the Executive Committee.

E. The Executive Committee shall have full authority to require all or any portion of a subregion to play cross-over games and to align or realign the subject region into new subregions.

SECTION 11 MEMBERSHIP IN ANOTHER ASSOCIATION

A school is not eligible for membership in the Georgia High School Associa- tion if it is or becomes a member of an association whose Constitution and/ or By-Laws are in conflict with the Constitution and/or By-Laws of the Georgia High School Association.

ARTICLE IV - GOVERNANCE

SECTION 1 STATE OFFICERS

The State Officers of this Association shall consist of a President, a Vice President, and an Executive Director.

SECTION 2 STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

A. Membership of the State Executive Committee shall be composed of the State Officers, the State Superintendent of Schools or his/her representative, and one member elected from each region in each classification, plus one member each appointed by the Georgia School Boards Association, the Georgia School Superintendents' Association, the Georgia Associa- tion of Secondary School Principals, the Georgia Athletic Directors Asso- ciation, and the Executive Secretary of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association. Membership shall also include two female members appointed by the Executive Committee upon recommendation of the Board of Trustees from nominees submitted by each region. The term of office shall be for three (3) years. Each member shall have the right to vote on all matters pertaining to the operation of the Association. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 19 B. Terms of office for members of the State Executive Committee elected by regions shall be arranged or so staggered that the terms of approximately one-third of the total number of members shall expire each year. Each term of office shall be for three (3) years.

C. After the reclassification process, if movement of schools results in two Executive Committee members representing the same region, the region will vote on their selection. If there is only one Committee member, that representative will complete the term on the Committee.

D. When a member of the State Executive Committee is unable to attend a State Executive Committee meeting, the President of the region shall have power to appoint an eligible member of the region concerned to represent the region at that meeting.

SECTION 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A. Membership of the Board of Trustees shall be composed of the President, Vice President, and Executive Director, plus one member from each classification elected by the Executive Committee. The term of office for members of the Executive Committee serving on the Board of Trustees shall be for three (3) years.

B. The Board of Trustees shall receive and hold title to all real and personal property of said Association in trust for the benefit of said Association and shall have general custody and administration of such property with power and authority to lease, sell and convey said property of said Association; provided however, said Board of Trustees shall not sell or convey any real property so held by them in trust for said Association without first being authorized to do so by a majority vote of the State Executive Committee of said Association at a meeting duly called for such purpose.

C. The Board of Trustees reviews pertinent issues relative to the successful operation of the organization. The Board of Trustees reviews the recommendation by the Executive Director concerning the budget, recommends committee appointments, and recommends length of contract for the Executive Director. The Board of Trustees recommends the two at-large female representatives to the Executive Committee.

SECTION 4 STATE APPEAL BOARD

A. The State Appeal Board shall be composed of members selected from the full State Executive Committee on a rotating basis.

B. The duties of the State Appeal Board as set forth in Sec. 9 shall be performed by four (4) members of the Board sitting on an alternating basis as selected and notified by the Executive Director. 20 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION C. Eligibility appeals in regard to age and the eight-semester rule shall be referred by the Executive Director to the State Executive Committee for a final ruling.

SECTION 5 HARDSHIP COMMITTEE

A. 1. The Hardship Committee shall be composed of members selected from the full State Executive Committee on a rotating basis.

2. The duties of the Hardship Committee shall be performed by four (4) members of the Executive Committee sitting on an alternating basis as selected and notified by the Executive Director.

B. The Hardship Committee shall have the authority to set aside the effect of the migratory rule, the courses passed rule, and the accumulation of credits rule upon an individual student when in its opinion the rule works an undue hardship upon that student. The Hardship Committee does not hear cases regarding age, normal semesters, four years of participation, or appeals arising under the By-Laws.

1. The Hardship Committee shall meet at a location and on dates established by the Executive Director and published in the GHSA Calendar.

Requests will be considered to have a rule or rules set aside for benefit of individual students and shall consider such requests at the meetings held for that purpose, but not at any other meetings of the committee. If conditions upon which a request is based develop after April 1, the Executive Director is authorized to set a date for a special meeting to be held at the State Office to consider such case or cases.

2. The principals of all member schools who have filed requests to have the effect of a rule set aside for individual students shall be notified of the time of the meeting at which such requests will be considered not less than five working days before such meeting.

3. A request will be considered at a meeting only if complete information concerning the case is filed in writing with the Executive Director at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting and if a representative of the school, along with the student, is present at the meeting to furnish the Hardship Committee with information. Complete information includes a transcript.

4. The conditions which cause the student to fail to meet the eligibility requirements must have been beyond the control of the school, the student, and/or his parents, and such that none of them could reasonably have been expected to comply with the rule. Ignorance of the rule on the part of any or all of them shall not be considered sufficient cause for setting aside its effects. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 21 5. The decision of the Hardship Committee must be unanimous to set aside the effects of the rule in each individual case, and such decision shall not be considered as setting a precedent for other cases of a somewhat similar nature.

6. The decision of the Hardship Committee shall be appealable to the Appeals Board by compliance with Sec. 9C. of the Constitution and then to the State Executive Committee by compliance with Sec. 9F. of the Constitution.

C. 1. The Executive Director shall have the authority upon receiving an application by a member school to set aside the effect of any eligibility rule upon an individual student within the jurisdiction of the Hardship Committee and to grant the same without necessity of the appearance of the student or a representative of the school before the Hardship Committee when, in the judgement of the Executive Director, the circumstances regarding the application are such that: (a)The conditions which cause the student to fail to meet the eligibility requirements are beyond the control of the school, the student, and/ or his parents and such that none of them could reasonably have been expected to comply with the rule; and, (b)The conditions which cause the student to fail to meet the eligibility requirements work an unjust, unfair, and unforeseeable hardship upon the student; and (c) The facts are clear, undisputed, and supported by appropriate documentation.

2. The Executive Director shall not have the authority to deny an application for hardship status and shall be required to either grant the application or to schedule the application for hearing by the Hardship Committee.

D. 1. The Executive Director shall have the discretion upon receiving an application by a member school to set aside the effect of any academic eligibility, age, and eight semester rule upon individual students when, in the judgement of the Executive Director, the following criteria are met: (a)The conditions which cause the student to fail to meet the eligibility requirements are beyond the control of the school, the student and his parents, and such that none of them could reasonably have been expected to comply with the rule; and (b)The conditions which cause the student to fail to meet the eligibility requirements work an unjust, unfair and unforeseeable hardship upon the student; and (c) The facts are clear, undisputed and supported by appropriate documentation and evidence; and (d)The setting aside of the subject rule would not result in an unfair advantage to the school or student nor compromise the safety of any other student. 22 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. The decision of the Executive Director shall be appealable under the provisions of Section 9 of the GHSA Constitution and By-Laws.

SECTION 6 REGION OFFICERS

A. Each Region of each Classification shall elect a President, a Vice Presi- dent, a Secretary-Treasurer, and from one to three committee members. No two of the above shall be from the same school unless the two are President and the Secretary-Treasurer. These officers, together with any member of the State Executive Committee from the region, shall compose the Executive Committee in their region.

B. A member of the State Executive Committee who is not an elected member of his Region Executive Committee shall be an added member of his respective Region Executive Committee. This provision that only one (1) member of the Region Executive Committee may come from the same school will apply only to the members elected by the region, and will not apply when the State Executive Committee member in the region is from the same school as an elected member.

C. The treasurer of each region is required to make an itemized statement of the income and expenditures of all funds to the region. When a new treasurer is elected, any balance must be turned over to the new officer immediately.

SECTION 7 DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The duties of the various officers and committees shall be those usually devolving upon such officers and committees. It is specifically the duty of the State Executive Committee and the Region Executive Committees to seek at all times to educate the school officials under their jurisdiction, and at the same time, to check vigorously any practice or violation of the rules by exercising the full penalty for such violations if it is deemed necessary.

SECTION 8 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

A. A President and a Vice President shall be elected as State Association officers at the spring meeting of the Georgia High School Association.

B. The election and term of office of the Executive Director shall be for a term of one to five years at the discretion of the State Executive Committee and the President and Vice President of the Georgia High School Association and shall be authorized to execute a contract in the name of and for the Georgia High School Association.

C. Only members of the State Executive Committee shall be entitled to vote in elections. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 23 D. Should the President become disqualified by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Vice President shall assume the office immediately and shall act as President until the vacancy is filled.

E. Any vacancy which may occur in the office of President or Vice President shall be filled at the next meeting of the State Executive Committee.

F. Each region in each Classification shall elect at any region meeting, a President, a Vice President, a Secretary-Treasurer, and from one to three region committee members as region officers.

Terms of office shall be for two (2) years. The even numbered regions shall elect in the even numbered calendar years, and the odd numbered regions shall elect in the odd numbered calendar years. Any vacancy occurring on a Region Committee shall be filled by the Region Committee until the next meeting of the region.

G. The State Executive Committee member from each region shall be elected at any Region meeting when there is a vacancy to be filled. The term of office shall be for a period of three (3) years. Any vacancy occurring on the State Executive Committee shall be filled by the Region Committee until the next meeting of the region concerned.

SECTION 9 AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPELLATE PROCEDURE

A. The State Executive Director shall be authorized to interpret the rules of the Georgia High School Association and to impose the proper penalty for their violation. The Assistant Executive Director shall, upon the absence or at the direction of the Executive Director, have all the powers and responsibilities of the Executive Director as provided under this Constitu- tion and the By-Laws of the GHSA. The State Executive Director shall make all arrangements for holding and conducting the State Meets and Tourna- ments.

B. All questions pertaining to eligibility or any other matters under the rules of the Georgia High School Association must first be submitted to the State Executive Director. If the question concerns a violation of any of the rules of the Georgia High School Association, the State Executive Director shall notify the member schools involved and advise them of the charges and advise them of their right to submit evidence and their right to request a hearing. The State Executive Director, after hearing or examining the evidence of the party or parties concerned, shall render a decision.

C. Should any member school not be satisfied with the decision, appeal may then be made to the State Appeal Board by filing a written notice of appeal to the State Appeal Board through the State Executive Director within five (5) days of the date of the decision, which notice of appeal shall clearly state 24 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION the decision appealed and the reasons for such appeal. The State Executive Director shall notify the State Appeal Board and all other parties of the appeal. Provided however, that if the only issue under appeal is to request modification of the penalty imposed by the Executive Director, then the member school may appeal directly to the Executive Committee.

D. Appeal Board meetings shall be set on dates established by the Executive Director and published in the GHSA Calendar.

1. Any request to the Appeal Board must be in the hands of the Executive Director five (5) days before the scheduled meeting date.

2. Any other appeal requested (other than regularly scheduled dates) must be accompanied by a check sufficient to pay the entire estimated expenses of the Appeal Board to defray the cost of bringing the Appeal Board into session.

3. All requests for appeals must be in writing with the stated reasons for an appeal, and signed by the administrative head of the individual school.

4. If no appeals are filed with the Executive Director, the meeting date will be abolished via phone at least two (2) days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

E. The State Appeal Board, after hearing or examining the evidence submitted by the party or parties, may affirm or reverse the decision of the Executive Director. In order to sustain an appeal, the vote of the Appeal Board shall be unanimous.

F. Should any member school not be satisfied with the decision of the State Appeal Board, they may appeal to the State Executive Committee by filing a written notice of appeal to the State Executive Committee through the State Executive Director within five (5) days of the date of the decision. The notice of appeal shall clearly state the decision being appealed and the reasons for such appeal. Such notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a check sufficient to pay the entire expenses of the State Executive Committee when such appeal is required to be heard at a time other than regularly scheduled meetings of the State Executive Committee.

G. The State Executive Committee, after hearing or examining the evidence submitted by the party or parties concerned, shall render a decision to affirm, reverse, or modify the decision under appeal.

H. No other method of appeal shall be held valid and any appeal must begin with the first step outlined and not eliminate any step until reaching the final court of appeal, the State Executive Committee. When the decision by the State Executive Committee is in favor of the appealing party or parties, the State Executive Committee may charge the expense of the meeting to the GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 25 Georgia High School Association and reimburse the appealing party or parties. Members of the Hardship Committee and the Appeal Board will not be eligible to vote (those members who have heard a specific case) as a member of the Executive Committee when an appeal goes before the full Executive Committee.

SECTION 10 VOTE

Each school shall have one (1) vote in a Region meeting and each member of the State Executive Committee shall have one (1) vote in the State Executive Committee meeting.

SECTION 11 AMEND CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

A. To amend the Constitution, it shall take a two-thirds vote of the members of the Executive Committee who are present at a regular or properly called meeting at which a quorum is present. Blank ballots, abstentions and pass votes are excluded.

B. To amend the By-Laws, it shall take a majority vote of the members of the Executive Committee who are present at a regular or properly called meeting at which a quorum is present. Blank ballots, abstentions and pass votes are excluded.

C. The effective date of any changes in the Constitution & By-Laws will be the next school year unless otherwise provided by the change.

D. Proposed changes to the Constitution must be adopted at two separate meetings of the Executive Committee to be held not less than 30 days apart.

SECTION 12 ANNUAL MEETING

A. The State Executive Committee of the Georgia High School Association shall meet in the fall and spring of each year on such dates as may be designated by the State Executive Director.

B. In addition to these meetings, special meetings may be called by the State President or the Executive Director at any time or place upon giving reasonable notice to the members of the Committee.

C. The Executive Director is required to present an itemized statement of the income and expenditures of all funds to the State Executive Committee. 26 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 13 VIOLATION OF RULES

A. Each school is required to abide by all rules of the Georgia High School Association as promulgated by the State Executive Committee and interpreted by the Executive Director.

B. The Executive Director is authorized to make such investigation as may be necessary and to judge whether or not a school has violated an eligibility rule. When a school is adjudged guilty, the Executive Director is authorized to direct the penalty or penalties.

C. A school violating any rule, whether it be due to carelessness, willfulness, ignorance or any other cause, may be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) for each offense, and/or probation in the sports(s) in which the violation has been made, and/or suspension from the Association up to a full calendar year, and/or forfeiture of games and/or contests involved.

D. PROBATION - placing a school on probation permits a school to compete in regular season games and/or contests, but bars that school from competing for any championship during the period of probation.

E. A school which, after investigation, is adjudged guilty of violating the rules of the Georgia High School Association shall pay the costs incidental to such investigation; such cost to be in addition to fines or penalties assessed. Failure to pay the cost shall result in suspension or in lengthening the period of suspension.

SECTION 14 CODE OF ETHICS

The Georgia High School Association recognizes its responsibility with respect to the promotion of honesty, truthfulness, and accuracy in record- keeping and reporting. Therefore, the professional personnel of the member schools are charged with upholding the Code of Ethics adopted by the Professional Standards Commission as accepted and approved by the State Board of Education.

ARTICLE V — GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 CONTESTS

A. Each region may hold annual contests in literary, athletics, and other forms of contests designed to promote the cause of education and authorized by the State Executive Committee. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 27 B. Such contests must be held on dates to be announced in this Constitution and By-Laws under the rules governing State and Regional meets.

C. Schools shall compete in their own classifications in State and Regional meets.

D. Winners in regional meets may be sent to the State Meet in both athletic and literary events.

SECTION 2 ORGANIZATION PURPOSE

A. The purpose for which the Georgia High School Association is organized is exclusively educational within the meaning of IRC 501 (c) (3) or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Law.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the Georgia High School Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under IRC 501 (c) (3) or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law.

C. In the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the organization will be turned over to one or more organizations which themselves are exempt as organizations described in sections 501 (c) (3) and 170 (c) (2) of the Code or corresponding sections of any prior or future Internal Revenue Code, or to the Federal, State, or local government for exclusive public purpose. 28 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS

The Georgia High School Association recognizes that local boards and/or governing bodies may place more stringent requirements as they deem appropriate. The Association encourages all boards of education and/or governing bodies to extend the same rules and regulations to all extracurricular activities under their jurisdiction.

These rules establish the provisions governing student eligibility to participate in interscholastic activities.

A. The word “student” used in these By-Laws refers either to a boy or girl participant in interscholastic athletics, cheerleading, or literary activities. Therefore, according to correct grammatical usage, since the antecedent “student” can involve persons of both sexes, the masculine pronouns he, his, or him used throughout said By-Laws will refer to either male or female participants.

B. The word “principal” used in these By-Laws refers either to a male or female head of a secondary school. Therefore, according to correct grammatical usage, since the antecedent “principal” can involve or refer to persons of either or both sexes the masculine pronouns, he, him, or his, will refer to a male or female head of a secondary school.

C. The abbreviations GHSA used throughout these By-Laws refers to the Georgia High School Association.

BY-LAW 1.00 - STUDENT

1.10 - CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY

1.11 Students gain eligibility to practice or compete for the school in which they are enrolled after they have been certified by the principal of that school, after the eligibility forms have been processed by the GHSA office, and after the students have met the standards of: (a) academic requirements (b) age (c) semesters in high school (d) residence in the school's service area (e) transfer rules Note: Students establishing eligibility as entering 9th graders are automatically eligible for the first semester.

1.12 Thecertification of eligibility shall be submitted initially in each sport or activity no later than twenty (20) days before the date set by the GHSA for the first contest in that sport or activity. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 29 (a) This due date does not consider the date of the first contest scheduled. (b) EXCEPTION: Literary, One-Act Play, Debate, and Riflery certification is due twenty (20) days prior to the first scheduled contest.

1.13 If a student ruled ineligible by the GHSA, competes interscholastically due to the terms of a court restraining order or injunction against his/her school and/or the GHSA, and then has the court order vacated, stayed, reversed, or ruled unjustified; the Executive Director shall take one or more of the following actions against the school involved in the interest of restitution and fairness to the competing school(s): (a) Require that individual and/or team records and performances achieved during participation by the ineligible student be vacated or stricken. (b) Require that team victories be forfeited to the opponent(s). (c) Require that team awards earned by the school or individual awards earned by the ineligible student be returned to the GHSA.

1.20 - ENROLLMENT AND TEAM MEMBERSHIP

1.21 To be eligible to participate and/or try-out for a sport or activity, a student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 inclusive at the school seeking eligibility for that student. (a) Enrollment is defined as having a student registered for classes and determined to be academically eligible. A student may be enrolled in only one school. (b) The student must be in regular attendance. (c) The student must be taking at least five (5) subjects (or the equivalent) that count toward graduation. NOTE: If an eligible student transfers from a school that uses a block-schedule format to a school using a traditional format (or vice versa) and that student cannot get a full schedule of classes with equivalent credit, the school may petition the Executive Director for a waiver of this rule for the semester the transfer occurs. (d) The subjects (courses) in which the student is enrolled shall meet a net minimum of fifty (50) minutes each day for five (5) days per week each semester. NOTE: Exceptions to this rule may be made by a vote of the GHSA Executive Committee. (e) All or part of the course load of a student may be taken online through a virtual school as long as the student’s grades are being kept at the school in which the student in enrolled. Grades from virtual school courses must be on file at the school by the first day of the new semester in order for the student to be eligible. 30 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1.22 Students enrolled in grade 9 in a middle or junior high school which is a feeder school to the high school may participate in interscholastic activities for the parent school.

1.30 - AGE

To be eligible to participate in interscholastic activities, a student must not have reached his 19th birthday prior to May 1st, preceding his year of participation.

1.40 - LIMITS OF PARTICIPATION

1.41 Students must have a certificate of an annual physical examination on file at the school prior to participating in any athletic try-outs, practices or games that indicate the students are physically approved for participation. (a) Physical examinations will be good for twelve (12) months from the date of the exam. EXCEPTION: Any physical examination taken on or after April 1 in the preceding year will be accepted for the following GHSA school year. (b) The physical exam must be conducted by a licensed medical physician or doctor of Osteopathic medicine, or a physician’s assistant. (c) The exam must be signed by a doctor, but the doctor's stamp is acceptable if it is in script, and if information appears elsewhere on the form identifying him/her as a medical doctor. (d) The GHSA requires that member schools use the latest edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation form approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics, et. al., that is found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

1.42 A student has eight (8) consecutive semesters or four (4) consecutive years of eligibility from the date of entry into the ninth grade to be eligible for interscholastic competition. (a) Date of entry is defined as the first date of enrollment as a student taking two (2) or more high school subjects. (b) A student is not considered to have entered the 9th grade when a 9th grade course is taken if: (1) the student is regularly enrolled in a member’s feeder school in a grade below the ninth, AND (2) the course is taken as an advanced course, AND (3) the principal of the school attended by the student certifies to the GHSA that the subject and course(s) meet the criteria set forth above. (c) Credits earned toward high school graduation which are taken below the ninth grade can not be used when considering high school eligibility.

1.43 Sub-varsity competitors must meet all eligibility requirements with the exception of the migratory rule. At the sub-varsity level, GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 31 schools may schedule only 70% of the games allotted to the varsity teams. (a) New schools that have only 9th and 10 grades with JV teams only (no varsity) are allowed to play the number of games allowed for varsity teams. (b) Subvarsity teams cannot compete against varsity teams. An exception may be made by the Executive Director for schools just opening and for schools just starting a particular sport.

1.44 Students in grade 9 and higher may participate on both the varsity and sub-varsity teams in the same sport with the following limitations: (a) Football – a player may not participate in interscholastic competition more than six (6) quarters per week. The week starts with the varsity game. Violations of this participation rule will result in a mandatory fine of $1,000.00 and an automatic forfeiture of the game in which the student exceeded the limit. Additional penalties may be imposed by the Executive Director in extreme circumstances. (b) Basketball – a player may not participate in interscholastic competition more than five (5) quarters per calendar day. EXCEPTION: Subvarsity teams are allowed to play two (2) full games at the same level in tournaments on non-school days with at least a four-hour interval between games. (c) Soccer – a player may not participate in interscholastic competition more than three (3) halves per calendar day. (d) All other sports - the combination of games (varsity and sub- varsity) in which the student participates may not be greater than the number of games allotted to the varsity in that sport.

1.45 Eighth grade students may participate on a sub-varsity team of a high school provided they attend a feeder school of that high school. (a) Students in grade 8 are never eligible for a varsity event in any activity. (b) Eighth grade students who play on a high school team must meet all middle school requirements as put forth by the State Department of Education. (c) An eighth grade student who is declared ineligible at a middle school, is considered to be ineligible for participation on a subvarsity high school team. (d) Eighth grade students participating on a sub-varsity team may only participate in 60% of the number of games allotted to the varsity team in that sport. (e) Students below the eighth grade are not eligible to participate on any high school team. (f) Students enrolled in grade 8 in a middle school or junior high school which is a feeder school to the member high school may participate in Spring football practice. These students must be pre-enrolled at that member high school, and once pre-enrolled, the student has established eligibility at that high school. 32 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (g) Students enrolled in grade 8 in a middle school or junior high school which is a feeder school to the member high school may try out for cheerleader at the high school. Eighth grade students at a non-feeder school that has no system high school may participate in cheerleader tryouts at the member high school serving the student’s area of residence. Such a student must be pre-enrolled at that member high school, and once pre-enrolled, the student has established eligibility at that high school.

1.46 The number of contests and the number of practice days allowed for each sport or activity is noted in the sections devoted to particular sports in this book.

1.47 Girls may participate on boys’ teams when there is no girls’ team offered in that sport by the school. Boys are not allowed to play on girls’ teams even when there is no corresponding boys' sport. NOTE: Cheerleading is a co-ed sport.

1.48 Advisory Notice - Pregnant Students: In response to the increas- ing number of pregnant students attending member schools, and the continued participation of these students in GHSA activities, the following advisory notice is being offered: (a) During the first 18 weeks of pregnancy, students, with written consent from a physician, may be allowed to participate in athletic activities except those activities in which a fall or other rapid deceleration is likely to occur. (b) Pregnant students should not be allowed to participate in any athletic activities after the 18th week of pregnancy.

1.49 Schools having students participate in athletic activities with artificial limbs must certify that the artificial limb is no more dangerous to participants than a natural limb. (a) A permission form must be filed with the GHSA office. (b) The form may be found in the Miscellaneous section of the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

1.50 - SCHOLASTIC STANDING / SCHOLARSHIP

1.51 To be eligible to participate, practice, and/or try out in interscholastic activities, a student must be academically eligible. A student is required to pass five (5) Carnegie unit subjects counting toward graduation, or their equivalent, the semester immediately preceding participation. Exception: First semester ninth grade students. (a) Passing in all GHSA member schools is a grade of seventy (70). (b) If a student is taking a multiple-period subject such as a vocational course for a full morning or afternoon it may be counted for more than one subject. The number of subjects counted will be equivalent to the number of units given. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 33 (c) Students participating in junior varsity or “B” team competition must meet all scholastic requirements. (d) Courses taken in the eighth grade and carrying graduation credit can never be used for eligibility purposes. NOTE: If an eligible student transfers from a school that uses a block-schedule format to a school using a traditional format (or vice versa) and that student cannot get a full schedule of classes with equivalent credit in the semester of the transfer, the school may petition the Executive Director for a waiver of this rule for the first semester after the transfer occurs.

1.52 Students gain or lose eligibility on the first day of the subsequent semester. The first day of the Fall semester shall be interpreted as the first date of practice for the first sport. (a) Exception: Students who successfully complete summer school to maintain eligibility become eligible the last day of summer school. (1) Summer school is an extension of the previous semester. (2) A maximum of two (2) Carnegie unit credits earned in summer school may be counted for eligibility purposes. (3) Summer school credits earned in non-accredited home study programs or non-accredited private schools may not be used to gain eligibility. Accreditation recognized under the rule shall be from the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) or a regional accreditation agency (such as SACS) or the Georgia Private School Accredi- tation Council (GAPSAC). (4) An independent study course taken in summer school must be regionally accredited and accepted by the district for graduation credit. (b) Courses completed after the beginning of a new semester may not be used to gain eligibility for that semester. Example: night school classes, correspondence courses, etc. (c) Independent study courses taken during the school year must meet the criteria of 1.52 (a) 4.

1.53 Students must accumulate Carnegie units towards graduation according to the following criteria: (a) First-year students (entering 9th grade) are eligible academically. Second semester first-year students must have passed at least five (5) courses the previous semester in order to participate. (b) Second-year students must have accumulated four (4) total Carnegie units in the first year, AND passed at least five (5) courses in the previous semester. (c) Third-year students must have accumulated ten (10) Carnegie units in the first and second years, AND passed at least five (5) courses in the previous semester. (d) Fourth-year students must have accumulated sixteen (16) Carnegie units in the first three years, AND passed at least five (5) courses in the previous semester. (e) Students may accumulate the required Carnegie units for participation during the school year. 34 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

ADVISORY NOTICE: CURRICULAR INNOVATIONS A. BLOCK FOUR PROGRAMS: 1. The student takes four courses that are worth one (1) Carnegie unit each and the classes meet twice the number of hours per week as in the standard curricular programs. 2. Schools must apply to the State Department of Education before implementing this program. 3. When submitting eligibility reports to the GHSA, the number of courses passed must be doubled. (For Example: A student passing all four courses will be reported as passing eight courses.) 4. To be eligible, a student must pass three (3) courses and these will be reported as six (6) courses on the eligibility report. 5. Carnegie unit requirements are the same in all curricular programs.

B. BLOCK EIGHT PROGRAMS: 1. The student takes eight courses at some time during the term, and each course is worth one-half Carnegie unit. 2. Schools must apply to the State Department of Education before implementing this program. 3. To be eligible, a student must pass five (5) courses during the term. 4. Carnegie unit requirements are the same in all curricular programs.

1.54 A student enrolled in a joint-enrollment program between his parent school and a vocational-technical school, an alternative school, or a college, shall be eligible to represent the parent school in interscholastic activities provided he: (a) is enrolled at the parent school and that school received state funds based on his enrollment. If enrolled in a private school, he must be a full tuition-paying student. (b) is carrying work in the school which he is attending equivalent to at least five (5) unit-subjects, and has passed at least five (5) the preceding semester. (c) is a student in a state-approved joint enrollment program in which he will receive credit at the parent school for five (5) high school courses during the high school semester. (d) must receive credit at the parent school for work done at the alternative school, vocational-technical school, or college. (e) must not have participated in interscholastic activities in the vocational-technical school, alternative school, or college.

1.55 Students participating in post-secondary options programs shall be eligible to participate at the parent school provided academic eligibility is maintained. (a) Students shall receive credits at the parent school based on the following: (1) 7.5 quarter hours at the college level = 1 Carnegie Unit (2) 5.0 semester hours at the college level = 1 Carnegie Unit GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 35 NOTE: To participate, a student must be enrolled at a college for 18.75 quarter hours or 12.5 semester hours. (b) Students in post-secondary options programs will gain or lose eligibility on the first day of the subsequent semester of the parent school. (c) Questions arising from this program should be referred to the GHSA Executive Director.

1.56 Loss of Eligibility: Students assigned to an alternative school or on out-of-school suspension for disciplinary reasons, or adjudicated to YDC, lose their eligibility. Suspension is considered to have ended when the student is physically readmitted to the classroom.

1.57 Failure to Meet Academic Standards: When a school administrator believes that the student has failed to meet the academic eligibility requirements due to conditions that were beyond the control of the school, the student, and/or his parents, and such that none of them could have been expected reasonably to comply with the rule, he may request that the student's case be put on the agenda of the Appeal Board. (a) Ignorance of the rule(s) on the part of any individual is not sufficient cause to set aside the rule(s). (b) Schools must supply all the materials requested on the Hardship Application Form in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

1.58 Make-Up Work: Students who have academic deficiencies at the end of a semester may make-up work in a credit recovery program or something similar provided that: (a) Make-up work will be accepted on the same basis as make- up work is accepted for all other students in the school. (b) Make-up work for each semester is completed fourteen (14) school days after the close of each semester. (c) The student is ineligible until such time as the make-up work is completed and the required passing grade(s) is recorded. (d) The GHSA Executive Director shall be authorized to approve make-up work completed later than fourteen (14) school days after the close of each semester if he shall find that: (1) such make-up work was not completed within fourteen (14) school days due to circumstances outside the control of the student, his parent(s), and the school, AND (2) such make-up work was completed as soon as possible, AND (3) such make-up work is commonly accepted on the same basis for all other students in the school. (e) Credit recovery programs operated during the summer or intersessions shall be completed with 14 days of the beginning of the new semester. Students using that credit to gain eligibility are ineligible until the course is completed successfully. 36 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1.59 Students with disabilities: (a) A student with disabilities who is enrolled in a special education program which is not physically located at the parent school (example: psycho-education center, regional occupa- tion center, community-based instruction class, etc.) shall be eligible to participate, practice, and/or try out in interscholastic activities at the parent school if IEP (Individual Education Program) requirements are met. (b) Schools with students having to meet only IEP requirements for course credit must establish an accounting process for the number of courses passed each semester, and for the awarding of Carnegie units for the on-track provision of the eligibility rules. Requirements for the date of entry into the ninth grade and for age apply to students with IEPs without variation.

1.60 - SCHOOL SERVICE AREAS / TRANSFER / MIGRANT STUDENTS / MIGRATORY WAIVER

1.61 School service areas for member public schools are those attendance boundaries established by local boards of education from which a school normally draws its students. The school service area for a member private school is the county in which the private school is located. The school service area for a startup or converted charter school will be the same as the school from which the charter school draws its students.

1.62 A transfer student who has established eligibility at a former school in grades 9-12 shall be immediately eligible at the new school if: (a) The student moved simultaneously with the entire parental unit or persons he/she resided with at the former school, and the student and parent(s) or persons residing with the student live in the service area of the new school This is known as a “bona fide move.” (1) The student may choose the public or private school serving that area. (2) It must be apparent that the parent(s) or the persons residing with the student and the student have relin- quished the residence in the former service area and have occupied a residence in the new service area. (3) Relinquishment of the former residence may be met by one of the following procedures: selling the residence; having the residence listed with a Real Estate Agent for sale at a fair market value; having a contract with a buyer; having a lease agreement at a fair market value; or abandoning the house and shutting off unnecessary utilities. When a family claims multiple residences, the residence for which they apply for a homestead exemp- tion will be declared the primary residence. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 37

(b) The student was enrolled in a private school or a magnet school and has a bona fide move from one public school service area to another public school service area. A student in this situation may attend either the public school or a private school serving his area of residence. (c) The student was enrolled in a non-member private school or was boarded at a school out of state and, without a bona fide move, transferred to a GHSA-member school that serves his area of residence as long as: (1) The student was enrolled at the high school serving his/ her area of residence in grades 9-12 before attending the non-member school, OR (2) The student has not yet established eligibility at grades 9-12 at a member school serving his area of residence, OR (3) the student has previously established his attendance at a school other than the school serving his area of residence, and chooses to return to that school, AND (4) it is the initial move of the student from a non-member school to a member school serving his area of residence. (d) The student transfers from a non-member home school and the receiving school grants credit so that the student has accumulated sufficient Carnegie units to be "on-track" for graduation. At the time such credit is given, the student must also have passed a minimum of five (5) courses the previous semester. The student becomes eligible when credit is given officially. (e) The student is involved in a foreign exchange program that is approved and published on the “Advisory List of Interna- tional Educational Travel and Exchange Programs” published by the Council on Standards for International Educa- tional Travel (CSIET). (1) The student shall be considered eligible for a maximum period of one calendar year. (2) The student shall not be a graduate of a secondary school in his home country. (3) The student must maintain eligibility requirements at the member school. (4) The foreign exchange program must assign students to schools by a method that insures that no student, school, or other interested party may influence the assignment for athletic purposes. (f) The student maintains eligibility if one of his/her parents or the custodial parent is a certified teacher or administrator at the receiving school. (g) The student has one of the following family-related situations that produces a waiver of the bona fide move rule: (1) There is a Superior Court awarded change of permanent custody and the student moves to the residence of the parent receiving custody. 38 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (a) The student must attend the member school serving that area of residence. (b) A copy of the court order must accompany the eligibility forms. (c) NOTE: Temporary guardianship papers issued by a Probate Court are not valid for eligibility. (2) There is a Superior Court final order awarding permanent joint custody to the parents and the student moves to a residence of his or her parent outside the service area of the previous school. (a) This waiver may be made one time during a calendar year. (b) A copy of the court order must accompany the eligibility forms. (3) There is a death of a custodial parent and the student moves to live with the other natural parent in a new school service area. NOTE: A copy of the death certificate shall be submitted with the eligibility papers. (4) There is a military transfer of one or both custodial parents that creates a change of residence that is not a bona fide move. NOTE: A copy of the deployment order shall be submitted with the eligibility form. (h) Students who are U.S. citizens returning from a foreign country shall be eligible as long as they meet all other requirements of eligibility. (i) Students who are transferred from one school attendance area to another school attendance area by a mandate of the local board of education maintain their eligibility. (j) Married students setting up a household (domicile) for the first time shall be eligible in the school of their residence provided they meet all other requirements of eligibility. (k) Students at the Atlanta School for the Deaf will be eligible at the school serving their area of residence provided they meet all other eligibility requirements. (l) The migratory rule (See 1.63) will be waived one time for students entering the following boarding schools: Ben Franklin Academy Rabun Gap School Georgia Military College Tallulah Falls School Exception: Students from foreign countries not on an approved foreign exchange program are not eligible.

1.63 A student who transfers enrollment from one GHSA school to another without a corresponding move by his parents into this new school service area shall be declared a “migrant student,” and shall be required to be in attendance at the new school for one calendar year from the date of enrollment in the new school. (a) A migrant student may practice with the varsity, but may not play in varsity competition. (b) A migrant student may play on sub-varsity teams. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 39 1.64 A student who is not eligible because of GHSA rules at the former school, and then transfers to a new school, cannot regain eligibility by the transfer. Ineligible students cannot gain eligibility by being adjudicated to YDC and subsequently returning to their resident school with earned credit.

1.65 Students who transfer from member school to member school after the end of regular season play or during post-season play are not eligible for participation in GHSA sponsored tournaments and/or playoffs in that particular sport for the school year of transfer.

1.66 A student who is not eligible at one school because of suspension or expulsion and then transfers to a member school cannot regain eligibility by such a transfer, for the length of the suspension or one calendar year, whichever is less.

1.67 A permissive transfer is defined as an allowance by a local board of education for students and/or their parents to choose a school to attend without regard to the location of residence. (a) A student transferring from member school to member school on a permissive transfer is considered a migrant student. (b) A student transferring to or from a school housing a system- wide, singular academic or vocation program or a magnet program on a permissive transfer is considered a migrant student. (c) Students transferring under the provisions of “No Child Left Behind” and the failure to make “Adequate Yearly Progress” must be processed through the normal Hardship Appeal procedures. Such students must demonstrate that they have been materially affected by the issue(s) that caused the former school to be placed on the “Need to Improve” list. EXCEPTON: The student is immediately eligible if a parent is a certified teacher or administrator at the receiving school.

1.68 Hardship Applications may be filed to attempt to establish eligibility in the following situations: (a) A student who changes schools because of a temporary custody transfer from a parent to a guardian, or from one guardian to another (See Article IV, Section 5, in the GHSA Constitution). (b) A student whose transfer is based upon his being emanci- pated, an orphan, a child from a broken home, a ward of the DFACS, or a ward of a Court (See Article IV, Section 5, in the GHSA Constitution).

1.69 When a new school opens, student eligibility shall be determined as follows: (a) When a school district mandates an attendance area for a new school for all grades enrolled at the new school, all students living within the mandated attendance area in those grades are immediately eligible. All students living outside the mandated attendance area who desire to attend the new school 40 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION are considered migrant students and are ineligible for one year. Hardship appeals may be filed if conditions warrant. (b) When a school district mandates some students to attend the new school, allows some students to stay at their present school, and permits some students to transfer to the new school, the school shall set a deadline for students living in the attendance area of the new school to decide whether they will move to the new school, or stay at the present school. The decisions exercised at the deadline date are binding. Subse- quent changes render the student to be a migrant student with the one-year period of ineligibility. Students who are granted permissive transfers to enroll at the new school from other schools within the system are considered to be migrant students. Hardship appeals may be filed if conditions warrant.

1.70 - RECRUITING/UNDUE INFLUENCE

1.71 Recruiting and Undue Influence is defined as the use of influence by any person connected directly or indirectly with a GHSA school to induce a student of any age to transfer from one school to another, or to enter the ninth grade at a member school for athletic or literary competition purposes, whether or not the school presently attended by the student is a member of the GHSA. (a) The use of undue influence to secure or retain a student for competitive purposes is prohibited, shall cause that student to forfeit eligibility for one year from the date of enrollment, and shall lead to other penalties being assessed against the school doing the recruiting as allowed by the GHSA Consti- tution. (b) Evidence of undue influence includes, but is not limited to, personal contact by coaches and sponsors in an attempt to persuade transfer, gifts of money, jobs, supplies, clothing, free transportation, admission to contests, invitation to attend practices and/or games, or free tuition. (c) Complaints or reports of violations of this rule will be investi- gated and handled on a case-by-case basis. If coaches are found to be in violation of the recruiting rule, a copy of the investigation will be forwarded to the Professional Standards Commission of the Department of Education.

1.72 A student athlete transferring from one member school to another shall be ruled ineligible for one year because of "undue influence" if: (a) it is determined that the coach of the receiving school coached an out-of-school team on which the athlete played; OR (b) the coach at the receiving school acted as a private athletic instructor for the transferring athlete, regardless of whether the coach was paid for his services and/or expertise NOTE: Articles (a) and (b) shall be enforced even in the event the student made a bona fide move into the receiving school's service area. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 41 1.80 - FINANCIAL AID

1.81 Any student who receives financial aid or non-GHSA approved gifts from any source and in any form (scholarships, tuition remis- sion, cash, gifts, etc.) arising out of or received in connection with their participation in any sport or literary event shall be ruled ineligible. This prohibition shall not apply to awards under By-Law #1.90 or to other items approved by the GHSA. (a) The GHSA Executive Director will determine whether the financial aid or gift arose out of or in connection with participation in any sport or literary event. (b) If a school allows a student who has received such financial aid or gifts to participate in competition, the Executive Director shall assess an appropriate penalty.

1.82 Financial aid in the form of free or reduced tuition or other aid must be need-based aid as determined by a national student aid service.

1.83 Member schools who award financial aid shall issue a statement to the Executive Director signed by the principal or headmaster of the school giving the following information: (a) number of students enrolled in the school (b) number of students receiving financial aid (c) names of students (or a listing of student identification numbers) receiving financial aid who are involved in GHSA activities (d) certification that the percentage of students who participate in activities and who receive financial aid is the same percentage as the number of students receiving financial aid who do not participate in activities (plus or minus 5%)

1.90 - AMATEUR STATUS/AWARDS

1.91 A student who represents a school in interscholastic competition shall be an amateur in that activity. (a) An amateur athlete is one who engages in athletic competition solely for the physical, mental, social, and pleasure benefits derived therefrom. (b) Accepting nominal, standard fees or salary for instructing, supervising, or officiating in an organized youth sports program or recreation, playground or camp activity, shall not jeopardize an athlete's amateur status. (c) Reasonable compensation derived from private lessons in a sport is permissible.

1.92 An athlete forfeits amateur status in a sport by: (a) competing for money or other monetary compensations except for reasonable allowances for travel, meals, and lodging. NOTE: Accepting expense allowances authorized by the United States Olympic Committee for Olympic Development Programs is acceptable for GHSA students. 42 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (b) receiving any award or prize of monetary value which has not been approved by the GHSA. (c) capitalizing on athletic fame by receiving money or gifts with monetary value except college scholarships. (d) signing a professional playing contract in any sport, or hiring an agent to manage his/her athletic career.

1.93 Only awards approved by the GHSA may be accepted by a high school student-athlete as a result of participation in school or non- school competition in a sport recognized by the GHSA.

1.94 Symbolic awards (i.e. non-cash) presented for winning or placing in GHSA competitions are limited to $250 per year, per student in the aggregrate, paid by the local school. These are the only GHSA- approved awards for interscholastic competition. Beyond this, a student may receive one (1) school sweater or jacket presented by the school during his high school career.

1.95 Athletes competing in golf or tennis events are limited to awards as specified in the United States Golf Association Rules of Golf, and the United States Tennis Association Handbook of Tennis Rules and Regulations, which includes (but not limited to) the following: (a) No cash awards may be accepted. (b) Merchandise awards in tennis may be accepted up to a retail value of $250.00. (c) Merchandise awards in golf may be accepted up to a retail value of $750.00.

INTERPRETATIONS, 1.00 SECTION

BY-LAW 1.10 - CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY

SITUATION: A student athlete and his parents have a move of residence from the service area of School A to School B, and meet all eligibility requirements. When may he participate in interscholastic activities at School B?

INTERPRETATION: The student is eligible as soon as he is enrolled at School B and certified as being eligible by the GHSA. Academic eligibility must be certified before the student may try out or practice.

BY-LAW 1.20 - ENROLLMENT AND TEAM MEMBERSHIP

8TH GRADE PARTICIPATION

SITUATION: May eighth-grade students participate on sub-varsity teams at a member school?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Eighth-grade students in a feeder school for a member school may participate on any sub-varsity team, but never on a varsity team. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 43 SITUATION: An eighth-grade student desires to try out in the Spring for the cheerleading team at a member school. Is this legal if the school the student is attending is a feeder school for the member school?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Also, an eighth grade student in a private school that does not offer classes at the ninth grade level and above may try out for cheerleading at the public or private school serving that student's area of residence. Such a tryout must be preceded by a pre-enrollment at that GHSA school. The tryout establishes the student's eligibility at that school. NOTE: This procedure also applies to participation in spring football practice.

TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS

SITUATION: A tenth-grade student who is on a cheerleading team at a member school anticipates moving to another part of the state over the Summer. May the student try out for the new school before the move is made?

INTERPRETATION: No. A student may not practice or try out at a member school until that student is properly enrolled at the new school. A student may be enrolled in only one school at a time.

BY-LAW 1.30 - AGE

SITUATION: A student becomes 19 years of age on April 30, prior to his fourth year in high school. May the student participate in the fourth year?

INTERPRETATION: No. May 1 is the cut-off date.

BY-LAW 1.40 - LIMITS OF PARTICIPATION

EIGHT SEMESTER RULE

SITUATION: A student entered a member school eight (8) semesters ago. He was injured and missed one-half of the first semester of his senior year (7th semester). During the first six semesters, he has accumulated seventeen (17) units, and in the 8th semester he passed five courses and gained an additional 2.5 units. Is he eligible to participate the following Fall in his 9th semester?

INTERPRETATION: No. There are no provisions to allow for a student to participate beyond eight (8) semesters. His case could be presented to the GHSA Executive Committee for request to waive the eight semester rule (By-Law #1.42) by Hardship application.

NON-SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

SITUATION: A student is a member of a high school basketball team and a church-league basketball team whose seasons run concurrently. Is this permissible? 44 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INTERPRETATION: Yes. There is no state regulation prohibiting “dual participation” on the part of a student. The high school coach could not be involved in the non-school program, however. A local school could impose a rule prohibiting dual participation.

GIRLS ON BOYS TEAMS

SITUATION: A girl wants to be on the high school wrestling team made up of boys. If she meets eligibility requirements, may she do so?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Girls may participate on boys teams when there is no girls team in that sport at that school.

SITUATION: A female student desires to try out for the boys’ baseball team. May she do this?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, she is allowed to try out since there is no girls’ baseball team.

SITUATION: A male student desires to play on a girls volleyball team. Is this legal?

INTERPRETATION: No. The Federal Title IX legislation and the Georgia Equity in Sports Act both specify that the traditionally represented gender in athletics (males) may not play on teams designed for the traditionally under-represented gender (females).

SUB-VARSITY AND VARSITY PARTICIPATION

SITUATION: A junior varsity basketball player participates in a JV game on Tuesday afternoon. May he also participate in the varsity game that night?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, but the student may not participate in more than five (5) quarters that day.

SITUATION: A junior varsity football player plays in a JV game on Thursday. May he also play in the varsity game on Friday?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, but the student may not participate in more than six (6) quarters in a calendar week. The week begins with the day of the varsity game.

QUESTION: In sports other than football, basketball, and soccer, what are the restrictions on students participating on both sub- varsity and varsity teams?

ANSWER: The total number of regular-season games and tournaments a student participates in on a sub-varsity team and the varsity team may not exceed the number of games and tournaments allotted to the varsity team in that sport. Example: A sport allows 18 varsity GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 45 games plus two tournaments. A student could legally play in 10 JV games, 8 varsity games, 1 JV tournament, and 1 varsity tournament.

SITUATION: At an invitational cheerleading tournament, a AAAAA school enters its varsity team in the competition for its classification, and enters its JV team in the competition for varsity teams of smaller schools? Is this legal?

RULING: No. Varsity teams must compete against varsity teams and non-varsity against non-varsity teams in all GHSA activities. The eligibility conditions are different in the two levels of competition, and it is possible to manipulate the limits on competition by allowing this to occur. New schools and schools just beginning a sport may petition the Executive Director for a waiver of this rule.

BY-LAW 1.50 - SCHOLASTIC STANDING/SCHOLARSHIP

POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS

SITUATION: During the first semester of his senior year, a student is enrolled for three courses (subjects) leading toward graduation at a member school, and one course for credit at a local college that will be accepted by his home school for course credit. If the student passes all the courses for which he is enrolled and has accumulated the proper number of Carnegie units, is he eligible to participate in golf during the second semester?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. If the student is enrolled in post-secondary options, the course at the college level is equated at 7.5 quarter hours equals 1 Carnegie unit or 5 semester hours equals 1 Carnegie unit. The student must earn 2.5 Carnegie units or more each semester.

VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL OPTIONS

SITUATION: A senior is enrolled at a member school, but is attending a vocational-technical school for five hours each day, and is receiving credit for those courses at the member school. Is he eligible to participate in athletics at the home school?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. A student enrolled at a member school and attending a vocational-technical school taking a minimum of five (5) subjects may participate if the member school accepts the credit earned toward graduation at the vocational-technical school.

ADVANCE PLACEMENT

SITUATION: May a student take a college or junior college class and receive credit for this work which may be counted toward scholastic eligibility?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Such a class may be counted toward academic eligibility, provided that the student's high school accepts the credit and counts it toward graduation. The student still must pass 46 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION a minimum of 2.5 Carnegie units at the end of the semester. College credits are equated as 7.5 quarter hours equal 1 Carnegie unit or 5 semester hours equal 1 Carnegie unit.

ELIGIBILITY ENDS

SITUATION: A student who is eligible at the beginning of basketball season only passes four (4) classes in the first semester which ends on December 17th. Is this student eligible to play in a basketball tournament December 20-23?

INTERPRETATION: The student loses eligibility on the first day of the second semester. If the tournament is played before the start of the new semester, he is eligible to play.

ELIGIBILITY BEGINS

SITUATION: A student who is academically ineligible for the second semester passes all courses that semester and has accumulated the proper number of units. May this student participate in practices that occur before the beginning of classes in the Fall?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The beginning of the first semester is interpreted as the first day of the first sport, or the first day of classes – whichever comes first.

SITUATION: A student passes four (4) courses the last semester of the eighth grade. Is this student eligible the first semester of the ninth- grade year?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Every student entering the ninth grade for the first time begins with a “clean slate.”

WITHDRAWN PASSING

SITUATION: A student withdrew, passing, from school after 65 days of attendance in the Fall semester. He did not attend school again until the first day of the succeeding Spring semester. Is he academically eligible?

INTERPRETATION: No. “Withdrawn Passing” is not considered to be passing work for the semester, therefore, this student is ineligible.

SUMMER SCHOOL RULES

SITUATION: A student needs a science course for graduation purposes that is not taught during Summer School. The student and principal agree on an independent study course monitored by a coach. May this course be used for eligibility purposes?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as the course is regionally accredited and accepted by the school district for graduation credit. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 47 SITUATION: How many units may a student earn in Summer School for the purpose of gaining academic eligibility for the Fall?

INTERPRETATION: A maximum of two (2) Carnegie units of credit earned in Summer School may be counted for eligibility purposes.

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL RULES

SITUATION: The principal of a member school assigned a student to attend an alternative school for the next six (6) weeks for disciplinary reasons. May the student participate on the football team during the six weeks he will be attending the alternative school? INTERPRETATION: No. Students assigned to an alternative school or who are in out-of-school suspension may not participate until they have returned physically to the regular classroom.

OUT-OF-STATE RULES

SITUATION: A student transfers to a member school from another state where scholastic eligibility rules are less restrictive than Georgia. The student is academically eligible by the standards of the state from which he transfers, but lacks sufficient credits to be eligible by GHSA standards. As a transfer student, is he eligible academically?

INTERPRETATION: No.

ANNUAL GRADING

SITUATION: A member school is part of a system that gives complete units of credit on an annual basis rather than giving credits toward graduation on a semester basis. A student in that school passes six (6) subjects the first semester, and only four (4) subjects the second semester. When the student's grades are averaged, the student passes all six courses for the year. Is the student eligible for the Fall semester?

INTERPRETATION: No. The grading period for figuring eligibility is the semester. Students participating in extra curricular activities must pass five subjects in the semester immediately preceding participation.

MULTI-UNIT COURSES

SITUATION: A student is enrolled for four (4) regular courses, and one vocational course that carries the equivalent of two (2) Carnegie units. If the student fails the vocational course, is the student eligible the next semester?

INTERPRETATION: No. Since the vocational course carries the equivalent of two (2) Carnegie units and since the student passed only four subjects, he would not be eligible for the next semester. 48 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MAKE-UP WORK

SITUATION: A student taking five (5) subjects leading toward graduation receives an “Incomplete” in one of those courses. When the student returns to class on the first day of the next semester, is he eligible to practice or play?

INTERPRETATION: No. If the school allows make-up work for all students and the student makes up the “Incomplete” to a passing grade within fourteen (14) days of the beginning of the new semester, the student could become eligible. The student is not eligible while the work is being made up.

TRYOUT ELIGIBILITY

SITUATION: Cheerleader tryouts for the following year are to be held in the Spring (second semester). A student who passes only four (4) subjects during the first semester would like to try out. Is this permissible?

INTERPRETATION: No. Students who are academically ineligible are not allowed to practice or try out. This also applies to Spring football practices.

ACCUMULATING UNITS

SITUATION: A 9th-grade student passes four (4) subjects in the first semester and is ineligible for second semester. The student passes five subjects in the second semester, giving him an accumulation of 4.5 Carnegie units for the year. Is the student eligible to participate in the Fall semester?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The student must have accumulated the proper number of Carnegie units at the end of the 9th grade year (first year), which means he must have accumulated four (4) units.

SITUATION: At the beginning of the 11th-grade year (third year of eligibility), a student has only accumulated 8 Carnegie units and is declared ineligible for the first semester. If the student passes all six (6) courses, and accumulates 3 units during the first semester, is the student eligible at the beginning of the second semester?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Since the student has accumulated 11 Carnegie units at the beginning of the second semester of the third year of eligibility, he is eligible. A student may gain the units during the school year, and becomes eligible the first day of the next semester.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

SITUATION: A student is enrolled for three (3) Advanced Placement courses and two regular classes in the first semester, and all courses GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 49 are counted toward graduation. If the student fails one of the AP courses, is he eligible to participate second semester?

INTERPRETATION: No. There are no allowances made for course difficulty in the rule of passing five (5) courses the previous semester.

BLOCK-FOUR PROGRAMS

SITUATION: A member school has adopted the Block-Four Program in which students take four (4) courses each semester and receive 1 Carnegie unit for each course passed. How many courses does a student in this school have to pass in order to be eligible for interscholastic activities?

INTERPRETATION: After the school has registered its intent with the State Department of Education, the students will have to pass three (3) courses each semester to be eligible. Since each course meets twice the required time, each course should be doubled when reported on the eligibility form. EXAMPLE: A student passing 3 out of 4 courses will be recorded on the eligibility form as passing six (6) courses. The unit requirements remain the same as with any system of courses.

SITUATION: A school is on the Block-Four Program and, additionally, requires a student to take a Physical Education course that earns .5 Carnegie unit. A student passes two (2) courses in the Block-Four setup plus the PE class. Is the student eligible?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The two courses in the Block-Four setup count as four (4) 1/2 unit courses, and the PE class gives the student the fifth course needed to be eligible.

SITUATION: A student in a Block-Four setting only passes one class in the Spring Semester. The student passes three (3) classes in a traditional Summer School Program. Is the student eligible for Fall participation?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The one Block-Four class counts as two (2) 1/2 unit courses and the three (3) in Summer School gives the five (5) courses needed to be eligible.

BLOCK-EIGHT PROGRAMS

SITUATION: A member school has adopted the Block-Eight Pro- gram in which students take eight courses over the semester and each one passed accumulates one-half Carnegie unit. How many courses do students at this school have to pass in order to be eligible for interscholastic activities?

INTERPRETATION: After the school has registered its intent with the State Department of Education, the students will have to pass five 50 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (5) courses each semester to be eligible. The unit requirements remain the same as with any system of courses.

BY-LAW 1.60 - SCHOOL SERVICE AREAS/TRANSFER STUDENTS/ MIGRANT STUDENTS/MIGRATORY RULE WAIVERS

SCHOOL SERVICE AREAS

QUESTION: What is a public school’s service area?

ANSWER: A school service area is the geographic boundary established by local boards of education that determine the public school a student must attend. NOTE: The service area is also referred to in this book as the “attendance area” and “area of residence.”

QUESTION: What is the service area designation for private schools?

ANSWER: The service area for a private school is the county in which the campus is physically located. This restriction only affects students who transfer into the school after beginning their high school careers at other schools.

SITUATION: A 10th grade student moves to a county that has four school service areas (A, B, C, and D), and a city school system (service area E). The student and his parents reside in the service area of School “A,” but the student decides to enter School “E.” Is the student eligible in the new school?

INTERPRETATION: No. When a student and his parents move to a new service area, the student established eligibility at the school that serves his area of residence. When the student and his parents “elected” to attend a school outside his area of residence, the student may not compete at the varsity level for one year.

FIRST-TIME ENROLLMENT

SITUATION: A county has a school for students living in the county, and a separate school for students living in the city. The local boards of education allow students to choose whichever school they wish to attend (with or without tuition payments). A student and his parents live in the city, and the student is enrolled for the first time in ninth grade at the county school. Will he be able to participate in interscholastic activities?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. On a first-time entrance into the ninth grade, a student may enroll in the school of his choice if the local board of education gives approval. Once that choice is made, any other transfers must be accompanied by a corresponding move by the student and his parents. If the student transferred back to the GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 51 school that serves his area of residence, the student would be ineligible for varsity competition for one year.

BONA FIDE MOVE DEFINED

QUESTION: What is meant by the term “bona fide move?”

ANSWER: A “move” is defined as the actual physical relocation in a joint residence, with the intent to reside indefinitely, and to terminate all occupancy at the previous residence.

THE TRANSFER RULE

SITUATION: A student attends School “A” while living in that school's attendance area. He and his parents move into the service area of public School “B,” and the student enrolls in School “B.” Is the student eligible to participate in interscholastic activities?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. This is a classic example of a legitimate transfer.

SITUATION: A student and his parents reside in the service area for a county school. The student enters the ninth grade at a non-member private school. At the end of the ninth-grade year, the student wishes to transfer from the non-member school to the high school that serves his area of residence. Will the student be eligible at the member school?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. A student may transfer from a non- member school to a member school serving his area of residence one time in his high school career as long as all other eligibility criteria are met.

SITUATION: A student begins ninth grade at the school that serves his area of residence. With one month to go in the school year, the student transfers to a non-member private school. At the beginning of the tenth-grade year, the student enrolls at a member school that does not serve his area of residence. Is this student immediately eligible at the new school?

INTERPRETATION: No. The student is now a migrant student because he transferred to a school without living in that service area. If the student had transferred back to the member school at which he began the ninth-grade, he would have been eligible.

SITUATION: A student who attended ninth and tenth grade in a non- member home school enrolls at the public school that serves his area of residence. That school specifies that students from home schools must be tested in order for the course work to be accepted. May this student participate in athletics before the testing is done? 52 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INTERPRETATION: No, because eligibility cannot be determined until the course work is accepted.

CHOICE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MEMBER SCHOOLS

SITUATION: A tenth-grade student and his parents reside in the service area of School “A” and attends that school. The parents and the student have a bona fide move into the service area of public School “B” and private School “C.” Does the student have a choice about which school he may attend and remain eligible?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. When a student (attending any member school) moves into a new service area, he may choose to attend the public school that serves his new area of residence, or a private school that has been assigned his new area of residence.

SITUATION: A tenth-grade student at member private School “C” resides in the service area of public School “A,” and then moves into the service area of public School “B,” which is still in the service area of School “C.” Does the student have a choice in attending public School “B” or selecting a new private school that includes the service area of School “B” in its service area?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. When a student (attending any member school) moves into a new service area, he may choose to attend the public school that serves his new area of residence, or any private school that has been assigned his new area of residence.

SITUATION: A twelfth-grade student has been at a member school since entering the ninth-grade. When his parents move into the service area of another school, the student wants to stay at his original school. May he remain at the school and retain his eligibility?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. Once a student has established eligibility at a school, he retains eligibility at that school as long as he is allowed by the local board of education to attend that school, and as long as he meets academic requirements.

SITUATION: A school system grants a permissive transfer for a student to leave the school that serves his area of residence to go to a school that offers a course he cannot get at his home school. Is this a mandated transfer, and is the student eligible at the new school?

RULING: This is a permissive transfer and does not carry GHSA eligibility. The receiving school would have to file for a hardship in order for this student to have any chance of being eligible immediately. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 53 SITUATION: A student begins ninth grade at a magnet school, and (a) does not make grades high enough to stay in the magnet program and returns to his home school, or (b) decides to return to a regular study program at the school that serves his area of residence. Is the student eligible?

RULING: In both cases, the student is not eligible. Decisions to enter into or exit from a magnet school involve personal choices and/or permissive transfers, and do not carry GHSA eligibility. The inability of the student to meet the achievement standard was under the control of the student.

SITUATION: A school district opens a new school and (a) mandates a service area for students going to the new school, or (b) gives students options about where they may attend. How does this affect eligibility for athletes?

RULING: In (a), students mandated to attend the new school are immediately eligible. In (b), the system should set up a deadline date for students to make their choices. Students may either stay or move to the mandated school and have eligibility if the deadline is met. Any decisions made after the deadline renders the student to be a migrant student.

MIGRANT STUDENT RULE

SITUATION: A student enrolls in School “A,” is certified eligible, and participates in athletic contests. Then it is discovered that the student's parents do not live in the service area of School “A.” After the school forfeits all contests it won when the student played, what is the status of this student's eligibility if: (a) the student remains in School “A,” and the parents do not move into the service area of School “A?” (b) The student remains in School “A,” and the parents move into the service area of School “A?” (c) the student transfers to the school that serves his area of residence?

INTERPRETATION: (a) The student is ineligible for a period of one (1) year from the date of entry to School “A.” (b) The student becomes eligible on the date the parents move into the service area of School “A.” (c) The student is ineligible for one (1) year from the date of entry to the school of his service area.

SITUATION: A student who has been living with his mother in another state moves in with his grandparents and enters a member school. The grandparents go to a Probate Court and get a Letter of Temporary Guardianship. Will this student be eligible for interscholastic activities? 54 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INTERPRETATION: No. This student is considered a migrant student. The student may practice and may play in sub-varsity contests if academic requirements are met, but he will be ineligible for varsity competition for one calendar year. Guardianship is not recognized for eligibility purposes.

SITUATION: A school system has a policy that the children of teachers may attend the school where the parent teaches regardless of where the family lives. A teacher is hired who has a tenth- grade student and the family lives outside the service area of that school. If the student attends the school where the parent teaches, will he be immediately eligible?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as the parent is a certified teacher or administrator at the receiving school.

SITUATION: A ninth-grade student transfers from one member school to another member school without a bona fide move. May he participate on the JV basketball team if he has met all academic requirements?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The student is a migrant student and migrant students may practice and may play on a sub-varsity team during the year that he is ineligible for varsity competition.

SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED STUDENT

SITUATION: A student is expelled from a member private school for behavioral problems. The student and his parents move to a different service area and the student enrolls in a member public school. Is the student eligible to participate in interscholastic activities?

INTERPRETATION: No. The student will not be eligible until the time frame of the suspension at the first school is complete or one calendar year – whichever is shorter.

UNFINISHED HOME

SITUATION: A family has purchased a new home in a school district other than the one where the student has been attending school. However, the new home will not be available for occupancy until six weeks after the start of the semester. In the meantime, the new local board of education allows the student to begin attendance in anticipation of the family move when the home is available. When will the student be eligible at the new school?

INTERPRETATION: The student will be eligible immediately upon the date the parents physically occupy the residence in the new district. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 55 SITUATION: A family has purchased a new home in a school district other than the one where the student has been attending school. However, the new home will not be available for occupancy until six weeks after the start of the semester. The parents desire the student to begin and complete the semester at the original school, before transferring to the new school. How will this affect the student's eligibility?

INTERPRETATION: The GHSA By-Laws permit students to complete the current semester in a given district if their parents move from that district after school has commenced. Therefore, the student in this case may remain in his original district for the remainder of the semester and be eligible in respect to residence. If the student continues to attend school in that district in the succeeding semesters, he will continue eligibility. If he begins the next semester and then decides to transfer to the school in his area of residence, he would be ineligible for one (1) year.

RECRUITING/UNDUE INFLUENCE

QUESTION: What factors are involved in the determination of “undue influence?”

ANSWER: In addition to the specific statement of the By-Laws, “undue influence” shall be determined by considering the following issues as factors: (a) personal contact by a coach, teacher or administrator (b) offer or award of any part of the student's tuition, books, and/ or fees based on athletic performance or potential (c) other privileges or considerations not accorded to other students similarly situated (d) a coach at the receiving school coached the transferring student on a non-school team (e) a coach at the receiving school gave the transferring student private athletic instructions

AMATEUR STATUS AND AWARDS

SITUATION: A team wins the state championship and school and community people put on a banquet honoring this accomplishment. The athletes and their parents are provided the meal at no expense, and the following awards are given: (a) a gift certificate for a dinner at a local restaurant to be used by the individual player at his convenience (b) a jacket, sweater, and/or shoes in school colors with lettering that proclaims the state championship (c) a plaque commemorating the accomplishment Is this legal?

INTERPRETATION: The free meal at the banquet is not a violation, nor is the plaque that was given. All other items must fit under the 56 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION $250 per student, per year allowance. NOTE: A school may provide one jacket to each athlete who letters in the student’s high school career.

SITUATION: A school wins the state championship and desires for the players to have a commemorative award. May the school buy rings for the players?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, symbolic awards (i.e., non-cash) presented for winning or placing in GHSA competitions are limited to $250.00 per year, per student in the aggregate, paid for by the local school.

SITUATION: A student who wins a non-GHSA tennis tournament is offered (a) a cash prize of $100.00, or (b) a merchandise certificate worth $250.00 in tennis equipment and/or apparel. How will these awards affect the student’s amateur status?

RULING: The GHSA follows the rules of the United States Tennis Association. USTA rules forbid the acceptance of money but do allows the acceptance of merchandise not to exceed $250.00.

SITUATION: A student wins her flight in a non-GHSA golf tournament and is offered (a) a cash prize of $150.00, or (b) a set of irons valued at $600.00. How will these awards affect the student’s amateur status?

RULING: The GHSA follows the rules of the United States Golf Association. USGA rules forbid the acceptance of money, but do allow the acceptance of merchandise not to exceed $750.00.

BY-LAW 2.00 - SCHOOL

2.10 - SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP TO GHSA

2.11 The Georgia High School Association is a voluntary association available to any Georgia high school, grades 9-12, that has been authorized to seek membership by the local board of education or similar governing body of control. (a) Member schools agree to conform to the Constitution and By-Laws of the GHSA. (b) Member schools agree to conform to the rules of the region organizations to which they are assigned. (c) Should a conflict arise between state rules and region rules, the state rules always take precedent.

2.12 Procedure for Membership: (a) The local board of education or similar governing body of control must adopt a resolution authorizing membership for the high school. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 57 (b) Membership is continued through the original resolution as long as the school is in good standing with the GHSA. (c) April 1 of reclassification years is the deadline date for new and existing private schools to join the GHSA for the next reclassification period. Newly established public schools will have a deadline date of April 1 to join the GHSA for the upcoming school year. No private school with an actual numerical enrollment of less than 150 students in grades 9 through 12 will be admitted to the GHSA. (d) Converted charter schools whose attendance zones and eligibility requirements do not change retain their membership in the GHSA. Converted charter schools or startup charter schools must apply for membership in the GHSA.

2.13 Dues for Membership: (a) The amount of the dues is set annually by the Executive Committee of the GHSA, and includes a portion of the cost of catastrophic insurance. (1) Dues must be paid prior to October 15 of each year. (2) Schools failing to meet the dues-payment deadline are not eligible to participate in any contest until membership dues are paid. (b) Dues are based on school size within classifications. NOTE: Schools with a total enrollment of less than 50 students are assessed their insurance fees according to the actual number of participants. (c) Dues for the 2005-06 school year are:

PAID BY PAID AFTER CLASSIFICATION OCTOBER 15 OCTOBER 15 AAAAA $663.00 $763.00 AAAA $537.00 $637.00 AAA $475.00 $575.00 AA $357.00 $457.00 A $267.00 $367.00

2.14 Playing a Non-Region Schedule: A school may choose to play a non-region schedule in football, basketball, and/or baseball, and this choice is in effect for the entire reclassification period. (a) A school playing a non-region schedule may not participate in post-season competition. (b) Results of games with a school playing a non-region schedule may not be used in region standings.

2.15 Region and Area Divisions: A classification in any sport will be considered Regionalized when a majority of the schools (with a minimum of 5) in all regions participate in that sport. If that is not the case, the classification (or combination of classifications) will be divided into Areas in that sport. 58 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2.20 - ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

2.21 The administrative head of each school shall have on file in the school office a certificate of an annual physical examination by a licensed medical physician, a doctor of Osteopathic medicine or a physician’s assistant indicating the student is approved for participation in athletic activities before that student may try-out, participate in practice or conditioning drills, or participate in interscholastic contests. NOTE: Any physical examination taken on or after April 1, in the preceding year will be accepted for the following GHSA school year.

2.22 The administrative head of each school shall operate all interscholastic contests and activities under direct and complete control of the school administration or designated school personnel. (a) These responsibilities are not to be delegated by the board of education, superintendent, or principal to any person or persons who are not a part of the school staff. (b) These responsibilities shall include the handling of all finances, including capital outlay, the purchase of equipment and supplies, and the employment and payment of salaries to all personnel connected with the activity.

2.23 The administrative head of each school shall be a person who believes in fairness and honesty as evidenced by the strict adherence to all rules and regulations in regards to eligibility of contestants representing his/her school.

2.24 The administrative head of each school shall employ those persons who exemplify fairness and honesty. Any certificated person who violates rules in regard to student eligibility, or illegal practices, or knowingly misleads a member school and/or the GHSA will have a report of that behavior sent to the Professional Stan- dards Commission.

2.25 The administrative head of each school shall submit to the GHSA Executive Committee such recommendations for the improve- ment of the GHSA as he/she may deem necessary. These recommendations must be submitted to the GHSA Office at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting of the Executive Committee.

2.26 The member institution has a responsibility to educate student- athletes, coaches, and other appropriate persons on GHSA rules and procedures that could affect them. Further, the member school should monitor its compliance with State Association guidelines.

2.27 Member schools that fail to follow stated procedures and deadlines will be assessed a minimum fine of $50.00 for each violation.

2.28 Schools that need to cancel appointments scheduled with the Hardship Committee or the Appeals Board must do so at least 24 hours before the appointment. Failure to cancel properly will result in a $100.00 fine. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 59 2.29 Member schools are expected to fulfill their responsibilities for a sports season once they have committed to play that sport. (a) If a school commits to play a sport at the region meeting that precedes the sport, or on April 1 for Area sports, and then drops out of competition before or during the season, the school will have to play a non-region schedule in that sport the next year. (b) If a school enters the competitive structure that qualifies it to advance in postseason competition, that school is expected to advance if it qualifies. Schools that drop out of competition after qualifying may be penalized with fines or probation. (c) Appeals for emergency circumstances may be filed with the Executive Director.

2.30 - ELIGIBILITY REPORTS FILED BY THE SCHOOL

2.31 Eligibility reports are required for all contestants in any GHSA activity twenty (20) days prior to the date allowed for the first contest in each activity. (a) Students are not allowed to participate in academic, athletic, or literary competitions until their eligibility reports have been received and processed by the GHSA Office. (b) Failure to meet the eligibility deadline may lead the GHSA Executive Director to: (1) Assess a $25.00 fine to the school that is delinquent. (2) Suspend the membership of a school that does not file eligibility reports. (c) Reports not filed properly will be returned to the school for resubmission.

2.32 Schools playing interscholastic contests before the filing of an eligibility report on one or more participating students may be subject to one or more of the following penalties imposed by the GHSA Executive Director: (a) a fine of $25.00 per game or contest in which one or more participants had no eligibility report filed. (b) forfeiture of any game in which one or more participants did not have eligibility report filed. (c) restriction from competition in any sport if the fines assessed are not paid within ten (10) days of notification.

2.33 Supplementary eligibility reports may be submitted at any time on transfer students, students coming out for the team after the initial report, and/or those students who gain eligibility at the end of a semester.

2.34 Once a student has been certified eligible by the school and has been processed by the GHSA, eligibility is assumed to be continuing, and no further eligibility report is necessary for that student during the school year.

2.35 If a student loses eligibility and regains it during the school year, a new eligibility report should be filed for that student. 60 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2.36 Changes of Eligibility Records: When a school discovers that incorrect information has been given on an eligibility report, the following procedures shall be followed: (a) To change the date of ninth grade entry: (1) Submit a new eligibility report form on which you have written “Corrected Copy” AND a certified copy of the student's transcript (2) NOTE: a visiting examiner may be used to verify the data (b) To change the date of birth: (1) Submit a new eligibility report form on which you have written “Corrected Copy” AND a certified copy of the student's birth certificate (2) NOTE: a visiting examiner may be used to verify the data (c) To correct other errors: (1) Submit a new eligibility report form on which you have written “Corrected Copy” (2) Give the date of the original eligibility submission

2.40 - STUDENT RETENTION FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC AC- TIVITIES

2.41 Member schools shall prohibit participation in interscholastic activities by any student who was retained in grades six, seven, or eight for competitive purposes. The governing body of each school system shall develop a written policy showing that the system does not allow retention for competitive purposes.

2.42 If a student is retained in grades six, seven or eight because the student did not satisfy grade promotion testing (e.g., CRCT), the school/school district must submit the following items to the Execu- tive Director: (a) A summary of the local governing board’s policy of testing, promotion, and retention (b) A copy of the student’s test scores indicating the testing deficiency

2.43 If a student is retained in grades six, seven, or eight, the school system must be prepared to present the following items to prove the retention was for educational reasons: (a) A copy of the local governing board's promotion and retention policies outlining the reasons that a student may be retained with passing grades (b) A transcript of the student's school record (c) A written request from the parent(s) outlining the reasons for requesting the retention. NOTE: A teacher, counselor, principal, or headmaster representing the school may initiate the request with written approval from the parent(s). (d) Reports from two (2) professional sources outside the school that justify the retention for non-competitive reasons. For example: Statements from a medical doctor, psychologist, psychometrician, etc. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 61 (e) Written support of the parent's request from education professionals: (1) two (2) teachers (other than an athletic coach) who have taught the student (2) principal or headmaster (3) superintendent or school board president

2.44 As an option, a school may elect to present the case file to the GHSA Executive Director and the GHSA Executive Committee member from the school's region for determination of future eligibility prior to the beginning of the retentive year. A student’s eligibility begins the semester the student enter 9th grade.

2.45 The GHSA Executive Director (and staff) and the GHSA Executive Committee member from the school's region may review the case file to see if the system's policy has been violated.

2.50 - QUALIFICATIONS TO COACH

2.51 An athletic coach must be a professional teacher meeting the teaching requirements and be employed by only one board of education or similar governing authority, regardless of whether or not they are paid for their services (note: exception, when all boards of education or similar governing authorities and all principals/headmasters involved sign a consent form on an annual basis he/she may coach at another school system), AND: (a) be employed for 20 or more hours per week on a regular basis in a professional, contracted position and must hold a teaching certificate or leadership certificate issued by the State of Georgia, OR (b) be employed for 20 or more hours per week on a regular basis as a JROTC instructor in the school's JROTC program, OR (c) be assigned as a student intern in a practice teaching situation under the guidance of a college or university teacher training program, OR (d) be a retired teacher teaching or supervising less than one- half time (forty hours considered full time), OR (e) be a certified teacher or administrator at a member school on medical leave governed by the “Family Medical Leave Act” and/or the “Georgia Teacher Maternity Leave of Absence” policy (see “GHSA Forms Notebook” for required form).

2.52 Member schools may employ persons who are not professionally certificated teachers as assistant coaches in their athletic programs. These individuals are referred to as “community coaches” or “lay coaches.” (a) Community Coach (lay coach) is defined as a person who may have less than professional-level certification, who relates in role and function to a professional and does a portion of the professional's job or tasks under the supervision of the professional, and whose decision-making authority is limited and 62 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION regulated by the professional. Community coaches are not allowed to function without the immediate supervision of a professional. (b) Licensed para-professionals must complete the NFHS Coaches Education Program and testing program to be eligible to coach. (c) All community coaches should be signed to a written “agreement to coach.” They may coach for only one board of education annually, regardless of whether or not they are paid for their services. (d) All community coaches must complete the NFHS Coaches Education Training and Testing Program in “Sport First Aid” and “Coaching Principles.” (1) Prospective coaches must be subject to a criminal back- ground check before they are registered for the NFHS coaches education program. (2) Courses are offered at various times each school year throughout the state. (3) Prospective coaches are registered with the GHSA office by the school hiring them. (4) No community coach may do any GHSA coaching until he/she has been notified that the NFHS Coaches Educa- tion Program had been completed successfully. (e) It is recommended that the following priority for employment be used: (1) certified employees in the local system (secondary, middle, elementary, central office, etc.) (2) retired certificated personnel (3) community coaches who have completed the NFHS Coaches Education Program. (f) All community coaches must attend a regular GHSA rules clinic each year for any sport in which they coach beginning with their first year of service, or the school will be fined.

2.53 GHSA member schools must register all coaches in all GHSA governed activities according to the following: (1) An initial directory listing of administrators and coaches must be completed and filed with the State Office by August 1 of each year. Only professionally certificated personnel are to be included on the initial directory listings. (2) Qualified Community Coaches are to be reported on the “List of Community Coaches’ (Lay Coaches) form. Only those persons who have successfully completed the NFHS Coaches Education Program are to be listed on this form. NOTE: Schools must verify the successful completion of the coaches education program BEFORE community coaches are submitted to the GHSA and BEFORE any coaching activities are allowed (forms in “GHSA Forms Notebook”). (3) After August 1, schools will have occasion to add members to their coaching staff. It is the responsibility of the member school to register these additions in a timely manner. (A supplemental staffing form has been provided in the “GHSA Forms Notebook”). GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 63 (4) Failure to comply with these procedures could result in punitive actions including, but not limited to, fines, forfeitures and other penalties assessed to the member school.

2.54 Every faculty coach, community coach, and student-teaching intern at a GHSA member school must attend a GHSA-sponsored rules clinic if he/she coaches the following sports: football, softball, volleyball, riflery, cheerleading (spirit and/or competitive), basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, track, baseball, soccer and gymnastics. NOTE: A $50.00 fine per coach who does not attend a clinic will be assessed to the school.

2.55 A football coach on the payroll of one school district, but under contract to another school district for the following year, may help with spring practice at the new school if arrangements are satisfactory with both systems.

2.60 - INTERSCHOLASTIC CONTESTS AND PRACTICES

2.61 All practices (team and individual) and all interscholastic contests for GHSA-member schools shall be conducted outside the school day of the participants' school. (a) Regional, Sectional, and/or State playoffs are exempt from this rule. (b) The “school day” is defined as: that period of time between when students are required to report to school and the time of dismissal of the host school. EXCEPTION: When the host school is not in session on a given day, competitions may be scheduled earlier than normal dismissal time for that school. However, any school that is in session on that day may not compete in that event before the normal dismissal time of the host school.

2.62 The GHSA shall provide rules and regulations for competition among member schools for those competitive activities listed in the GHSA Constitution and By-Laws. (a) Member schools shall compete against other member schools or against schools who are affiliated with the State Association in their respective states only. (b) Member schools are permitted to compete against non- member schools in activities not listed in the GHSA Consti- tution and By-Laws. (c) The GHSA Executive Director has the authority to approve competition between GHSA schools and private schools from states in which membership in the State Association is not allowed. These non-member schools must meet or exceed the State Association standards in order to compete with GHSA schools. (d) A member school shall have no more than one varsity, one junior varsity, and one 9th grade team. (1) Any sub-varsity team is limited to a maximum number of games equal to 70% of the varsity allotment in that sport. 64 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION EXCEPTION: New schools with grades 9 and 10 only with JV teams only may play varsity number allowed. (2) Sub-varsity competitors must meet all eligibility rules with the exception of the migratory rule.

2.63 Written contracts are required for all football and basketball contests, and are strongly recommended in all other interscholastic contests that are scheduled between member schools. (a) Contract forms can be found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.” (b) Contracts are also recommended for all sub-varsity contests. (c) GHSA-member schools are expected to fulfill the conditions of any game contract that has been properly executed. (1) Exceptions to the contract may be made with the agreement and consent of both schools. (2) Member schools who fail to fulfill the requirements of a scheduled event may be required to make restitution to the competing schools after a hearing by the GHSA Executive Director. (3) Schools failing to fulfill a game contract shall be suspended in that sport for one (1) full calendar year or the corresponding date of the next calendar year, whichever is greater. (4) EXCEPTION: The GHSA Executive Director may excuse the failure to fulfill a game contract if, in his opinion, the circumstances causing the failure were outside the control of the school officials. (5) Either school involved in the event shall have the right to video tape and copy said tape, but no third party shall have that right, not even the videographer. (d) Forfeiture and Restitution Policy (1) If a team does not arrive at the game site for any contest without notifying the host opponent of a late arrival, that contest will be forfeited 30 minutes after the scheduled game-time. If the second game or contest was to be played by a different team, then a decision to forfeit that game will be made 30 minutes after the scheduled beginning of the second game. EXAMPLE: girl/boy or JV/varsity combination events. (2) If there are to be multiple games by the same team and the team does not arrive at the game site without notifying the host opponent of a late arrival, all games will be forfeited 30 minutes after the scheduled game-time of the first contest. EXAMPLE: softball or baseball doubleheaders (3) If a school fails to show up for a game or cancels a game within four (4) hours of the scheduled starting time without an emergency condition or weather-related conditions, that school shall pay a forfeiture fee to the host school equivalent to the cost of the officials. NOTE: If the host school is the violating team, the fee will be paid directly to the officials association. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 65 (4) If a school fails to show up for a game or cancels within four (4) hours of the scheduled game time without emergency reasons or weather-related reasons for a second time, that school must make restitution again and must show cause to the GHSA Executive Director as to why they should not be placed on probation by the GHSA. (e) The minimum penalty for allowing an ineligible athlete to participate in an interscholastic contest is forfeiture of the game(s). Fines or other penalties may also be imposed. NOTE: If it is determined by the Executive Director that the school has exercised every reasonable precaution and has been deceived about the student’s date, any or all penalties may be set aside.

2.64 Tournaments or multiple-meets, other than the Region or State elimination series must be approved (sanctioned) by the GHSA Executive Director, subject to the special conditions for athletics and/or other activities. (a) A GHSA-member school shall not enter a tournament which requires sanctioning until that tournament has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director. (1) The GHSA Executive Director may assess a fine and/or other penalties against a member school that violates the sanctioning rules. (2) Approval will not be granted for any tournament, meet, or other contest to qualify for and/or determine a national high school championship. The GHSA strongly discour- ages participation in events that qualify a team representing a member school for a national championship during the Summer. (3) Tournament participation limits are set for each sport, and they are listed in the specific sport sections in this book. (b) All applications for sanctioning must be submitted to the GHSA thirty (30) days prior to the tournament by a GHSA- member school. NOTE: Tournaments that require National Federation sanctioning are an exception to this rule. (c) The host school for all sanctioned tournaments shall pay five percent (5%) of all gross gate receipts to the GHSA within ten (10) days after the tournament. (1) Total gate receipts before expenses are paid equals the gross receipts. (2) A financial report of the event shall accompany the payment. (d) GHSA approval for tournaments in contiguous states is needed when there are four or more schools participating. (e) Approval for tournaments in Georgia is needed when: (1) it is a tournament involving four or more schools OR (2) it is a tournament in which awards are given. (f) Tournaments that require approval from the National Fed- eration with a processing fee of $100.00 (NOTE: All NFHS 66 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION sanctioning forms must be submitted to the State Association ninety (90) days prior to the event.) are: (1) any interstate tournament in which more than eight schools participate, and at least one participant is from a non- contiguous state OR (2) any interstate tournament that involves schools from five or more State High School Associations, and at least one of them does not border on the State of the sponsoring school OR (3) any international tournament (except competition with Canadian and Mexican high schools) OR (4) any interstate tournament involving two (2) or more schools which is co-sponsored by or titled in the name of an organization outside the high school community (e.g., a university, a theme park, an athletic company). (g) The GHSA Executive Director has the authority to approve competition between GHSA schools and private schools from states in which membership in the State Association is not allowed. These non-member schools must meet or exceed the State Association standards in order to compete with GHSA schools.

2.65 Available Seating: Member schools shall provide a seat for each ticket sold to any contest regulated by the GHSA. (a) An available seat is defined as twenty-four (24) inches in width. (b) Each school is required to make a determination of the available seats prior to the beginning of the contest. (c) At outdoor events, “standing room” tickets may be sold as long as they are identified as such at the time of the purchase, and as long as there are no problems with safety and security with such an arrangement.

2.66 Weekday Contests: Only one day and/or night preceding a school day per week may be used for a contest or activity with a starting time of 6:00 pm or later. (a) Regional, Sectional, and/or State playoffs are exempt from this rule. (b) The GHSA Executive Director has the authority to set aside this rule upon request when there are extenuating circumstances. (c) Teams playing any regular season contest on a night preceding a school day shall be limited to a travel distance of no more than 100 miles one way.

2.67 Competitive interscholastic activities administered through local special education programs shall follow Georgia Department of Education guidelines and procedures for special education, and are exempt from GHSA requirements.

2.68 All athletic events hosted by GHSA-member schools (except Cross Country, Riflery, Swimming, Tennis and Track) shall be officiated at all levels of competition by officials who are members of associations that are approved by the GHSA. (a) Officials and their associations are independent contractors, and are not employees of the member schools or the GHSA. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 67 (b) In Soccer, Volleyball and Wrestling, when competing schools cannot agree on officials for regular-season games, the principals should send in a written request for the GHSA office to assign the officials. (1) This shall be done for both years of the reclassification period. (2) The visiting team shall pay the mileage fees for the assigned officials, and the home team will pay the game fees.

2.69 Legal practice dates are established for each activity (see each Sport Section in this book), and schools shall not conduct or allow an illegal practice. (a) Conditioning drills for athletes may be held one (1) week prior to the GHSA-designated beginning of practice and shall not be construed as illegal practice. The conditioning period may feature any activities that occur in the practice season except that no player may be cut from the team, nor may attendance be mandated. NOTE: The week of football practice in shorts and helmets is considered to be a mandatory conditioning period during which no shoulder pads, girdle pads or leg pads may be worn. (b) The beginning of each school year is designated as the first date of practice for the earliest GHSA sport or the beginning of preplanning for a school, whichever comes first. (c) Illegal practices are defined as practices involving three or more students participating in any extracurricular activity in the presence of, or under the direct or indirect supervision of any coach of the school (including a community coach). At any given point in time, only one (1) coach in a sport may work with up to two (2) athletes in skill-building drills. A GHSA coach (certified teacher or community coach) may not coach a non- GHSA team in a competitive setting during the school year that includes any player(s) who participate in the sport he/she coaches at the member school. (1) Any practice occurring after the beginning of the school year and before the opening of conditioning drills is an illegal practice. (2) Any practice occurring after the end of the season for that team and the end of the school year for students in that school is an illegal practice. NOTE: Spring football and cheerleading practice is an exception to this rule. Spring football and cheerleading practice may be held as designated in the annual calendar unless exception is made upon application to the Executive Director. (3) During the summer (i.e., between the ending of one school year and the beginning of the next) the only restrictions on practices and competition is that all activities must be strictly voluntary. (4) It is illegal for a team to go to a competitive or instructional camp or clinic during the school year other than in-season events developed for that team alone. If the event is held 68 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION out of season, it would constitute an illegal practice. If the event is held in-season, it would involve illegal coaching. Boys and girls teams in the same sport are considered the same activity. This prohibition does not apply to summer months. NOTE: All fall sports teams may attend camp during the week of mandatory conditioning for football except when their school is already in session at that time. (5) Neither coaches, former coaches (including community coaches), nor any other school personnel shall suggest, require, or otherwise attempt to influence students to participate in or practice for an extracurricular activity outside the GHSA-designated season. (6) The following activities are examples of illegal practices: (a) interscholastic scrimmages or practice competitions at any time in the school year (b) practices involving alumni or students who presently are not eligible at the member school at any time in the school year (c) practices against community recreational teams at any time in the school year (d) practices of any kind outside the season designated by the GHSA. NOTE: Free Style and Greco-Roman Wrestling are considered to be the same sport as Folk Style (high school) Wrestling and are subject to GHSA rules regulating illegal practices. (7) Schools found guilty of having illegal practices will be subject to penalties that may include fines of up to $1,000.00, warning, probation, and/or suspension by the GHSA Executive Director.

2.70 - SPORTSMANSHIP

2.71 GHSA-member schools are required to conduct all relationships with other schools in a spirit of good sportsmanship. (a) It shall be the responsibility of a member school to use every means at its disposal to impress upon faculty, students, team members, coaches, and spectators the values of sportsmanship in preparation for the conduct and management of interscholastic contests. (b) The Executive Director shall have the authority to assess penalties against schools and/or coaches for conduct unbe- coming a professional educator or coach committed by coaches or other school personnel at GHSA events. Penalties against schools may include fines, probation or suspensions; and penalties against coaches and other school personnel may include suspension from GHSA events. (c) It shall be the responsibility of the home or host school to take the following precautions at all interscholastic athletic events: (1) take proper steps and precautions to insure crowd and spectator control, including having an administrator (or designee) from the host school at all GHSA sanctioned events. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 69 (2) take steps to insure the comfort and security of all players, coaches, and officials (3) have in place sufficient security personnel to handle any crowd-control problems that might reasonably be expected. Security escorts must be provided to game officials by the host school at all GHSA sanctioned contests, before, during and following the contest - including to their vehicles. (d) Each school must develop a plan to handle fight situations that may occur during an athletic contest. (1) Attention must be given to keeping substitutes in the bench areas throughout the fight, and to keeping spectators away from the competitive area. (2) Schools whose substitutes leave the bench area to engage in a fight will be fined a minimum of $250.00 by the GHSA Executive Director. (3) All players who are involved in a fight and any substitutes who leave the bench area during a fight will be ejected from the current contest and will be subject to the sit-out rule.

2.72 Any player, coach, or team attendant who is ejected from a GHSA contest for a sportsmanship violation shall be suspended from competing in all levels of competition in that sport or activity until the period of suspension has expired. (a) Ejections are based on judgment calls by an official and are not reviewable or reversible. (b) A coach shall have no role nor be in attendance at pre-contest warm-ups or activities, and shall not be in attendance at contests until the period of suspension has expired. (c) A player or team attendant may not be on the competitive area nor in the team bench area during any contest until the period of suspension has expired. (d) The period of suspension resulting from an ejection will expire as follows: (1) Football and Lacrosse: after the individual has been withheld from the next-scheduled game at the level at which the ejection occurred. (2) Soccer: (a) One-Game Sit-out: 1. Two yellow cards in the same game 2. Yellow-Red cards for taunting 3. Deliberate handball to prevent a goal 4. Red card for a foul on a player moving toward his goal in a scoring situation (b) Two-Game Sit-out with Red Card for any of the following: violent conduct, spitting on another person, foul or abusive language, leaving the bench area for a fight situation. (3) All Other Activities: after the individual has been withheld from the next two (2) scheduled contests at the level at which the ejection occurred. (e) To satisfy the penalty of the sit-out game(s), those games must 70 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION have been scheduled at the time of the ejection, and must be played to completion. (f) When a player, coach, or team attendant has a second ejection in the same activity during a school year, that individual shall be withheld from competition for twice the time period of the normal suspension. (g) In the event that a player, coach, or team attendant is ejected three (3) or more times in the same activity during the school year for a sportsmanship violation, the individual will be withheld from competition until: (1) The member school presents a written response to the circumstances involved in that individual's unsportsmanlike behavior, AND (2) The GHSA Executive Director establishes a penalty which may include suspension in all GHSA activities for up to twelve (12) months. (3) Penalties imposed by the GHSA Executive Director may be appealed as described under Section 9 of Article IV, in the GHSA Constitution. (h) If the ejection occurs in the last game of the season, the penalty carries over to the first game of the next season. If the student is a senior, the penalty carries over to the next sport in which the student participates.

2.73 Any student who intentionally injures or intentionally attempts to injure another student, coach, official, spectator, or other person immediately before, during, or immediately after any GHSA-sponsored activity, may be declared ineligible to participate in future GHSA activities by the GHSA Executive Director. NOTE: The notice, hearing, and appellate procedures set forth in the GHSA Constitution shall be applicable to such rulings.

2.74 Coaches, administrators, or players are not to make comments to the media that are critical of officials and/or their calls in a game. Penalties that could be imposed by the GHSA Executive Director include fines and/or suspensions.

2.75 The use of fireworks at any GHSA-approved event shall be in strict compliance with the licensing and application procedures of Georgia law and under permit of the probate court in which the event is held.

2.76 The officials’ dressing area is “off limits” to coaches and administrators for the discussion of game decisions either at halftime or after the game. Officials should be granted a one-hour time limit before the game, the length of halftime, and 30 minutes after the game,where the facilities are secured.

2.77 Parents and/or fans connected with a member school will be allowed to use home video cameras to tape GHSA state playoff events in which that member school is participating under the following conditions (Exception: One Act Play, Cheerleading and Debate restrictions will remain in place): GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 71 (a) The cameras must be hand-held and the taping cannot interfere with another fan’s view of the event. Site administrators shall have the authority to halt any taping if, in their opinion, this rule is being violated. (b) The tapes must be for personal use only and cannot be used for scouting purposes, given to other schools for scouting purposes, used for any commercial purpose, or sold for profit. Violation of this rule by a member school will result in penalties from the Executive Director including a fine of $1,000.00.

2.80 - BROADCAST RULES AND REGULATIONS

2.81 The host or home school has the right to determine whether or not its regular-season activities may be broadcast, televised, tape recorded, or filmed. (a) A visiting school desiring to bring broadcasting personnel must obtain permission to do so from the host school prior to the date of the activity or contest. (b) The host school must execute a written contract with the broadcast entity that complies with the GHSA rules and regulations for broadcasting.

2.82 The region has the right to determine whether or not region tournament (post regular-season) events may be broadcast, televised, tape recorded, or filmed. (a) The region should set and assess any fees charged for broadcasting or telecasting region tournament contests or events. (b) The region must execute a written contract with the broadcast entity that complies with the GHSA rules and regulations for broadcasting.

2.83 The GHSA rules and regulations for Regular Season and Region Tournament broadcasting are as follows: (a) The host school shall have the right to approve the amount of space used and the placement of broadcast equipment. (b) The host school (for regular-season events), or the region (for region tournaments) shall be entitled to all revenue from the sale of broadcasting rights unless the contract specifies otherwise. (c) Advertising utilized during the broadcast shall not include alcohol or tobacco products. (d) Commercial announcements shall not occur during playing time. (e) Announcers shall not criticize coaches, officials, or schools, and shall be fair and impartial in their descriptions. (f) The copyright privileges for Regular-Season events belong to and shall remain the property of the host school. (g) The copyright privileges for Region Tournament events belong to and shall remain the property of the region.

2.84 GHSA Broadcast rules and regulations for State Playoff events: (a) Broadcast rights and copyright privileges to all state playoff 72 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION events (i.e., after region winners have been determined) belong to the Georgia High School Association, and any media entity wishing to broadcast or telecast (including Internet reproduction) any state playoff event must execute a written contract with the GHSA for that event. (b) Contact the GHSA office for a contract, which shall contain specific rules and requirements. (c) Broadcast fees are listed in a chart that follows. The fees are “per event” except for football, basketball and soccer, which are per game. NOTE: a baseball playoff series is one event; a softball tournament is one event. (d) Television rights and fees must be negotiated with the GHSA office on a case-by-case basis, except for those stations having long-term contracts with the GHSA. (e) Video production for authorized school “coach’s shows” are exempt from these rules and fees.

2.85 Broadcast Fees for State Playoff events:

RADIO Class Football Basketball Soccer Other Events* AAAAA $225 $175 $125 $150 AAAA $200 $150 $100 $125 AAA $175 $125 $75 $100 AA $150 $100 $50 $75 A $125 $75 $50 $50 * Events where classifications are combined will be charged the higher of the fees.

2.86 Television stations or other broadcast entities shall have the right to film portions of GHSA state playoff events in order to air selected highlights of the said event in any bona fide newscast. “Bona fide newscast” is defined as a half-hour or hour program that is regularly scheduled and includes news, weather and sports. Entertainment and commercial uses of highlights are not considered bona fide newscasts and are prohibited. Highlights may not exceed one minute per contest, or two minutes total running time in any single newscast without the consent of the GHSA. Highlights may be used, subject to the above guidelines, up to 72 hours after the event.

2.87 Members of the working press shall be allowed to use digital video camera at all GHSA events as long as such cameras are being used to obtain still images. Site administration shall have the authority to prevent use of such video equipment if it is determined that a video tape of a substantial portion of the event is being made.

2.90 - REGULATIONS OF COMPETITIONS

2.91 Sunday Competition: Sunday competition is prohibited for GHSA regular season or playoff contests. Sunday practices are regulated by local school policy. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 73 2.92 Contest Rules: All athletic and literary competitions are to be played according to the rules published by the National Federation of State High School Associations, using officially-dressed officials who are registered with the GHSA or another State Association. (a) Exception: Tennis is played according to the rules of USTA. (b) Exception: Golf is played according to the rules of the USGA. (c) Exception: Riflery is conducted according to the rules of National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules. (d) Exception: Girls Lacrosse is conducted according to the rules of US Lacrosse. NOTE: The National Federation prohibits the use of video tape to review an official’s decision.

2.93 Postponed, Suspended, or Terminated Contest: Any GHSA competition may be interrupted due to human, mechanical, or natural causes when it is necessary to protect the safety of players and spectators. The Executive Director shall have the authority to postpone GHSA events and to direct the procedure for rescheduling when deemed necessary. (a) Postponed games are games that are postponed before they actually begin. (1) The host school should notify the opposing team and officials as early as possible when a contest is postponed. (2) The host school is responsible for determining whether an event is to be postponed until the time that game rules turn that responsibility over to game officials. (3) After administrators agree on the rescheduling of the postponed contest, the host school must notify the GHSA Office. (b) Suspended games - The official in charge may suspend a game for up to one hour when interrupted by events beyond his control; provided however, that the one-hour limitation shall not apply to football games between schools of the same classification. The one-hour interruption is cumulative with the exception of time between periods. The game shall be terminated after the one-hour (cumulative) delay. If it is not a complete game, administrators of the schools involved (or their designees) should decide about replaying the game. Agreement must be reached within forty-eight hours and the GHSA notified. NOTE: In softball and baseball, the suspended game rule is used in regular-season and post-season games in which the game has become a complete game and a winner cannot be determined. (See Softball and Baseball Section) (c) Terminated Games - Games terminated after one-hour delay shall count as “no contest” if less than half the game is complete or there is a tie. Games terminated after one-half completed shall be considered a completed game and the team leading in the score shall be declared winner. GHSA shall be notified of the termination. NOTE: All GHSA activities except varsity football games between schools in the same classification will be terminated at 11:30 p.m. 74 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NOTE: Football games played between schools from the same classification, and Region soccer matches, must be played to completion. Any interrupted game must be replayed from the point of interruption. The school that is behind in the score may choose not to continue the game. (d) Paying Officials in shortened/postponed games: (1) If a scheduled game can not be started due to weather- related conditions, officials who come to the game site will be paid travel if their contracts call for a travel allowance. (2) If a game is interrupted by weather or darkness before it becomes a completed game, the officials will be paid one- half the regular game fee. (3) If a game is an official game at the point of interruption, the officials will be paid full fees. (4) Beyond these conditions, no officials group(s) may hold the schools responsible for weather-related postpone- ments.

2.95 Absence of Officials: In the unlikely event that game officials do not arrive for a contest, both schools should agree on one of the following procedures: (a) Delay the game until a new set of officials can arrive (b) Agree to play the game on another date except a Sunday (c) Use registered officials who might be in attendance at the contest (d) Use coaches or school personnel from both schools (e) Use formerly registered officials who might be in attendance at the contest.

2.96 All Star Teams: (a) Member schools shall not permit their teams or players to participate in any post-season game or contest or in any so- called “Bowl” or “All Star” game or contest, except for GACA endorsed All Star games completed within two weeks after the state championship game in that sport. Any athlete playing in a non-sanctioned all-star game will lose his/her high school eligibility. Players retain their eligibility after participating in the GACA endorsed All Star games. (b) During the school year, individual athletes may compete in non-GHSA events provided they do not represent their school (or were chosen for the event because of school-related achievements), do not wear the school uniform, and are not coached by their high school coach. This “unattached competitor” regulation applies specifically to those activities having a strong individual component, such as cross country, riflery, track, tennis, golf, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling. The unattached competitor's GHSA school coach may not transport the athlete to the event, coach the athlete at the event, or be in attendance at the event.

2.97 Admission Fees for State Playoff Contests: Admission fees for all state playoff games and/or tournaments are $7.00 for adults and GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 75 $5.00 for students-high school and under-for pre-sale only, when applicable. When pre-sale is not applicable, all fees at gate will be $7.00. NOTE: Babies in the arms of an adult are admitted without charge. EXCEPTIONS: (a) For football, the following admission fees will be in place for the playoffs: first round - $8.00; second and third rounds - $10.00. There will be no discounted presale tickets for any round. (b) The admission fees for the Semifinal Football games at the Georgia Dome will be $15.00 for everyone. The ticket prices for the championship games will be negotiated by the schools involved. (c) The fee for the Basketball Semifinals and Finals will be $10.00.

2.98 Auxiliary personnel such as ballboys/girls or batboy/girls at all State playoff games must be at least 12 years of age.

INTERPRETATIONS, 2.00 SECTION

BY-LAW 2.40 - STUDENT RETENTION FOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

SITUATION: A student is retained in the 8th grade until January because; (a) he did not pass the promotion test until the fall semester, or (b) his parents did not feel he was ready for high school in August. How will affect the student’s GHSA eligibility?

RULING: Students who are not admitted to the ninth grade because they did not pass a promotion test may have eligibility granted if the high school files a copy of the school system’s promotion policy and a copy of the student’s test scores. If the retention was for any other reason, the filing process is outlined in by-law 2.42. Regardless of the reason for the retention, the student’s 8-semester calendar to participate in GHSA activities begins with the January entrance if the retention is approved by the GHSA.

BY-LAW 2.50 - QUALIFICATIONS TO COACH

SITUATION: A certified teacher is hired part-time in the local school. May he/she be hired to coach cheerleaders?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, if the certified person is employed for twenty (20) hours or more per week on a regular basis in a professionally contracted position, and holds a valid teaching certificate. SITUATION: A certified teacher is employed by a public school system and desires to coach at a private school. Is this permissible?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as the chief administrator from each school involved signs the appropriate form agreeing to such an arrangement. 76 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SITUATION: A non-certified coach who has completed the Commu- nity Coach requirements is under a coaching agreement with a school system. May this community coach be shared by more than one school in this school system.

INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as this arrangement is approved within that school system. A community coach may not be under an agreement with more than one school system in any one school year.

SITUATION: A licensed para-professional is hired to work full-time. May she be hired to: (a) be the coach of the varsity cheerleading team, or (b) assist the varsity cheerleading coach?

INTERPRETATION: If the para-professional successfully completes the training program for a community coach, that individual may be an assistant coach, but never a head coach.

SITUATION: A coach for a member school takes a year off for maternity leave. May that coach continue to coach even though there are no teaching responsibilities?

INTERPRETATION: Yes.

RETIRED TEACHER

SITUATION: A teacher-coach, who has been teaching thirty (30) years, retires and is re-hired by the local school board to supervise the athletic program half-time and coach. Is this acceptable?

INTERPRETATION: Yes. The retired teacher/coach may be hired up to 49% of full-time and be eligible to coach.

QUESTION: What is the definition of “retired?”

ANSWER: An individual who draws retirement funds each month from a teacher retirement fund administered by the state, local board of education, or an independent school is a retired person.

BY-LAW 2.60 - INTERSCHOLASTIC CONTESTS AND PRACTICES

SITUATION: When do out-of-season practice restrictions begin?

INTERPRETATION: The beginning of the GHSA school year is the earliest date of the first practice for any GHSA sport, or the first day of classes – whichever comes first. On that date, all restrictions about camps, clinics, and participation of coaches go into effect.

SITUATION: During the week of conditioning, what kinds of activities are allowed?

INTERPRETATION: Any activities and any equipment used in regular practice sessions may be used during the week of conditioning. The only restrictions on this week of activities is that participation is voluntary, and no one may be cut from the squad. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 77 SITUATION: A student participates in a Fall baseball league offered in the community (while school is in session), and the high school coaches assists with the practices of this team.

INTERPRETATION: This is a violation of GHSA rules for coaching out-of-season.

SITUATION: May a school open its gym during the school year for students to participate in basketball, volleyball, or wrestling outside the sport seasons for these activities, and may students on those school teams participate?

INTERPRETATION: The gym may be open for all students and students involved in the sports mentioned may participate, but no coach in that sport may be present.

SITUATION: May a faculty member officiate basketball scrimmages before or after school out of the published basketball season?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, as long as the faculty member is not a basketball coach at that school.

SITUATION: May a coach in any extracurricular activity conduct voluntary, individual instruction with a student outside a team or competitive setting and outside the designated season for that activity?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, even if the instruction is in the activity that the coach coaches during the designated activity season as long as the instruction is voluntary and is outside a team or competitive setting. At any given point in time, only one coach in a particular sport may be working with one or two athletes in skill-building drills.

SITUATION: A cheerleading coach desires to bring in a representative of a national cheer organization to hold a clinic for the cheerleaders: (a) during the season, or (b) just after Spring try-outs. Is this legal?

INTERPRETATION: This is a violation in either case. In (a), the violation is for illegal coaching; in (b), the violation is for out-of- season practice. Such a clinic is legal during the Summer.

SITUATION: May a faculty member organize, but not require, a voluntary out-of-season weight-lifting program?

INTERPRETATION: Yes, but students must not be required to attend as a requirement for making the team. Coaches shall use caution not to suggest that participation in such a program is mandatory, or that their failure to participate could adversely affect their opportunity to make the school team. Such weight-lifting program must be open to all students in the school, and physical examinations for each participant must be on file at the school. The program shall not be sport-specific. 78 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SITUATION: May a basketball coach gather his team to begin a running and exercise program to condition his team prior to the beginning of the scheduled practice date by the GHSA?

INTERPRETATION: If the conditioning program occurs one-week immediately preceding the beginning of the published basketball season, this voluntary program has few stipulations. If the conditioning program is held at any other time outside the basketball season, basketballs may not be used nor may basketball-oriented drills be a part of the program. The running and exercise program must be open to all students in the school, and physical examinations for each participant must be on file at the school.

SITUATION: A softball coach is asked to coach a traveling team that plays its schedule in the Spring and Summer months. There is one player from the coach's school team on the traveling team. May the coach accept the duty without violating GHSA rules?

INTERPRETATION: If the coach coached the traveling team before school was out for the students, there would be a violation. There is no violation during the Summer.

SITUATION: A GHSA wrestling coach wants to take a group of his wrestlers to a “Free Style” tournament during the month of April, is this legal?

RULING: No. Wrestling is wrestling regardless of whether it is “folk style,” “free style,” or Greco-Roman style. GHSA out-of-season practice rules are in effect for all types of wrestling.

SITUATION: A certified teacher who coaches at a member school gives instruction and/or coaches in a Summer program that continues into Fall semester. What are the restrictions on the coach?

INTERPRETATION: The Summer activity is unrestricted as long as the students’ participation is voluntary. After school begins in the Fall, the following conditions must be met: (a) If the students are in the school where the teacher coaches, no more than two can meet with the coach at any point in time out of season. (b) If the student is from a school other than the one at which the teacher coaches, the student must voluntarily attend any instruction session or competition with the Summer activity without any direct or indirect influence from the school the student attends. (c) If any student transfers to the school where the teacher coaches, it would be prima facie evidence of undue influence and penalties could be administered. NOTE: This interpretation applies to Community Coaches as well as to certified teachers who coach.

SITUATION: May a basketball team have a scrimmage game against a team of the alumni or of the faculty of that school for fund- raising purposes? GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 79 INTERPRETATION: No, all participants in a practice must be eligible students currently enrolled in the school. This would be a violation in-season or out-of-season.

SITUATION: May a school soccer team scrimmage a local recreation soccer team?

INTERPRETATION: No, all participants in a practice must be eligible students currently enrolled in the school.

SITUATION: At an invitational golf tournament, the host school ends its school day at 3:15 p.m. Other schools participating end their school days at times ranging from 2:30 to 3:45. What is the earliest this tournament may begin?

INTERPRETATION: 3:15 – The GHSA rule is that regular season competitions may not begin before school is out for the host school.

SITUATION: A school has a teacher’s workday on a Friday, and the students are not in school. May the school host a golf tournament that begins at 10:00am that day?

RULING: Yes. The golf tournament may be scheduled at that time, and any schools that are also not in session that day may participate. If a team’s school is in session, they may not participate until the normal dismissal time of the host school.

BY-LAW 2.70 - SPORTSMANSHIP

SITUATION: A baseball coach is ejected on Friday, and sits out the next scheduled game on Monday. The Monday game is called because of rain in the middle of the fifth inning with the home team trailing. Does this game satisfy the “sit-out rule?”

INTERPRETATION: No, since the game was called before it was considered a completed game, the coach may not count it as a sit- out game.

SITUATION: A school has several players and most of its substitutes on its baseball team ejected for a fighting incident. At the time of the next scheduled game, the school does not have enough players to field a team, and they forfeit to their opponent. Does this satisfy one game of the sit-out rule? INTERPRETATION: Yes. The acceptance of a loss in a forfeiture is equated to playing a game to its completion. NOTE: Restitution may be required if a contract were signed for the forfeited game.

SITUTATION: A football coach, who works with both the junior varsity and the varsity squads, is ejected from a JV game on Thursday afternoon. What are the conditions for his “sit-out” game?

INTERPRETATION: The coach must sit out the next game at the level at which he was ejected and any games in between. In this 80 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION case, the coach could not coach at the varsity game on Friday nor at the next scheduled JV game. BY-LAW 3.00 - REGION

3.10 - REGION AUTHORITY

Each region, either through its governing board or in general session, shall have the authority to:

3.11 Make rules, which do not violate GHSA regulations, in order to successfully operate the region organization.

3.12 Assess mandatory membership dues in order to operate the region organization.

3.13 Set deadline entry dates for all region contests.

3.14 Oversee the operation of region contests by setting: (a) sites for the contests (b) admission fees for those contests (c) establish procedures for trophies and medals (d) contest structure for determining a region winner, including a written tie-breaker procedure (e) an appeals committee to handle appeals in region playoff competitions. NOTE: Decisions of the Region Appeals Committee may be appealed to the Executive Director when it is believed that region by-laws have been violated.

3.15 Set and assess fees for region contest entrants to pay expenses for the contest, and to pay the expenses of region representatives to the State contest.

3.16 The region has the copyright privileges to all region tournament (post regular-season) events, not the host school, and the region should set and assess any fees charged for broadcasting or telecasting region tournament contests or events.

3.17 Pay its Secretary-Treasurer a stipend.

3.20 - REGION RESPONSIBILITIES TO STATE ASSOCIATION

Each region, through its Secretary, shall: 3.21 Certify the winners in all region meets and/or tournaments to the GHSA Executive Director within the time limits specified in the By- Laws for each event.

3.22 Furnish a copy of complete region results in every region meet and/or tournament to all region schools. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 81 3.30 - REGION FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO STATE ASSOCIATION

3.31 The host school of any tournament held within a region is obligated to pay five percent (5%) of the gross receipts to the GHSA Executive Director within five (5) days of the close of the tournament.

3.32 The school hosting or sponsoring all region or area playoffs in Soccer shall pay twelve percent (12%) of the gross receipts to the GHSA Executive Director within five (5) days after such contest is played.

3.33 Gross receipts are defined as total income before any charges such as stadium fees, officials, etc., have been deducted.

3.34 Regions (or Areas) that fail to follow stated procedures and deadlines may be assessed a minimum fine of $50.00 for each violation. BY-LAW 4.00 - STATE

4.10 - GHSA ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEMBER SCHOOLS

4.11 The GHSA Executive Committee shall meet bi-annually to review By-Laws, policies and procedures of the Association, and to make additions, deletions, and modifications as necessary. (a) The GHSA Executive Committee meetings shall be conducted according to the latest edition of “Roberts Rules of Order” except: (1) “Pass” votes are not considered “No” votes (2) Any Committee member may request a roll-call vote on any question before the Committee without the requirement of a majority vote. (b) The GHSA Executive Committee shall consider recommendations at its bi-annual meetings from member schools and/or region secretaries that are submitted in writing to the GHSA Office at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. (1) If the recommendation will affect less than all GHSA member schools, the recommendation shall note the schools that are affected. (2) Schools affected by specific recommendations shall be mailed a copy of the written recommendation. (3) Schools affected by specific recommendations shall be given the opportunity to present information to the committee about the proposed change.

4.12 The GHSA Office shall provide an official receipt for all dues and fees received from any source, and shall provide for an annual audit of finances by a firm of auditors or a certified public accoun- tant. 82 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 4.13 The GHSA Office shall provide a “GHSA Forms Notebook” which will include the following forms from which copies are to be made to satisfy the needs of the member schools: (a) student eligibility forms (b) declarations of intent to enter GHSA activities (c) forms to secure sanctioning of events (d) contracts for events (e) financial statements for hosting GHSA events

4.14 The GHSA Office shall provide an annual calendar that notes: (a) the beginning and end of the season for all activities (b) dates for Region, Area and/or State Playoff contests and/or tournaments (c) dates, times, and sites for GHSA Rules Clinics

4.15 - RECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE

4.16 When the membership is divided into classifications as prescribed by the GHSA Constitution (Article III, Sections 2 and 3) the following timetable will be observed: (a) The first and second FTE counts from the State Department of Education will be averaged by the GHSA staff, and the enrollments submitted by private schools will be added to the list in early Spring of the reclassification year. (b) The list of member schools with their FTE counts will be sent to each school for verification. When there is a major discrep- ancy between the school's enrollment count and the SDOE count, the school may appeal to the GHSA for reconsideration of the count. (c) When enrollment figures have been verified, schools will be placed in classifications in accordance with the percentages specified in the GHSA Constitution. After being notified of placement in a classification, a school will have (thirty) 30 days to file a request to play at a higher classification. (d) The Reclassification Committee will meet in the month of June to place schools into regions and subregions. The decisions of the Reclassification Committee will be sent to the membership after the meeting. (1) There will be a mandatory subdivision by the Reclassifi- cation Committee of each region with ten (10) or more schools. (2) The Reclassification Committee may subdivide a region consisting of less than ten (10) schools if there is an extremely large geographic area within that region. (3) For Football, the Reclassification Committee will require crossover games between teams in the subregions to guarantee a mimimum of 70 percent of games. (4) For all other sports, subdivided regions must guarantee member schools a mimimum number of contests within the region equal to 50 percent of the contests allowed. (e) Following the initial placement of schools into regions, each new region shall meet to audit the population numbers of its member schools. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 83 (1) If the numbers are accurate, a written notice of approval shall be sent to the GHSA office. (2) If there are discrepancies in the numbers, a written notice of appeal shall be sent to the GHSA office for a hearing by the Reclassification Committee (which will be heard at the scheduled meeting to hear appeals for lateral moves). (f) Member schools will have thirty (30) days to appeal to the Reclassification Committee in order to request a lateral move to another region. There will be an appeal meeting in July, and representatives from both regions will be notified of the appeal, and may attend the meeting to voice their approval or their concerns about such a move. The decisions made by the Reclassification Committee will produce the alignment that will be presented at the Fall meeting of the full Executive Committee. (g) At the Fall meeting, the Executive Committee shall hear any appeals from members who were denied a lateral move by the vote of the Reclassification Committee. Representatives from both regions involved in the appeal will be notified, and may voice their approval or concerns of the appeal. After hearing these appeals, the Executive Committee shall vote on the final region alignments, and there are no more avenues of appeal after this vote. (h) Member schools may begin scheduling contests for the new reclassification cycle as soon as the final vote has been taken, the membership notified, and any region subdivisions finalized.

4.18 The Reclassification Committee will utilize the following factors in reclassification decision: (a) consideration of travel time and costs, plus time out of school for students. (b) consideration of differences in the size of school populations. (c) consideration of competitive balance of the schools. (d) consideration of equitable access to playoff slots. (e) consideration of rivalries and gate-receipt issues.

4.20 - STATE ASSOCIATION CONTEST/EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES

4.21 The GHSA shall determine the activities in which a State Tourna- ment, Playoff, and/or Meet are to be held. (a) In order to have a state competition to determine a state champion, the sport or activity must show significant growth and financial stability for a period of three (3) years. (b) The GHSA Executive Director will appoint a committee and a sport liaison to monitor the sport. (c) In order to have a State Championship in an Open Meet Event, there must be a minimum of sixteen (16) teams participating and this will be determined with the “Intent to Participate” form that is submitted to the GHSA office by April 1 of the preceeding school year (with the exception of coed cheerleading, which has a later deadline). Schools which submit this form and then withdraw from that sport will be fined $500.00. 84 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 4.22 The GHSA Executive Director shall determine and provide adequate sites for all State Tournaments, Playoffs, and/or Meets to successfully conduct the event. Tournament sites will not be available to participating teams for practice prior to the tournaments.

4.23 The GHSA shall provide school trophies for State Champions and Runners-Up, and individual medals for first and second place winners in all State activities. (a) The number of individual medals provided for team sports and activities is limited as follows: Baseball ...... 18 Football .... 44 Softball ...... 18 Basketball ...... 15 Soccer ...... 22 Volleyball ... 12 Cheerleading...16 (b) Schools may purchase additional medals if desired. The form to use to place an order for extra medals is found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

4.24 The GHSA owns, controls, and exercises all decision-making authority with respect to broadcast rights for all playoff games after the regions have determined their playoff representatives. (a) The GHSA has the authority to determine appropriate fees and conditions. (1) All checks in payment for such fees shall be made payable to the host school, and should be figured as part of the gross receipts of the event. EXCEPTION: Stations with long-term contracts with GHSA. (2) All requests for permission to televise playoff events or contests should be directed to the GHSA Office. (b) The GHSA has the authority to select broadcasters.

4.25 The GHSA shall assign field/court officials for all Area, Sectional, and State competitions (i.e., after the region winner has been determined), and the fees will be as shown in the schedule in By- Law #4.46. (a) Baseball - crew of 3 (b) Basketball - crew of 3 (c) Cheerleading - 5 scoring judges and 2 safety judges (d) Football - crew of 6 (e) Soccer - crew of 3 (f) Softball (fast pitch and slow pitch) - crew of 3 (g) Swimming (TBA) (h) Volleyball - crew of 2 (i) Wrestling (TBA)

4.30 - STATE PASSES TO GHSA EVENTS

4.31 The GHSA shall issue passes for regular season and post-season events annually to: (a) Elected or appointed Board of Education members (b) The following school system personnel who work directly with interscholastic activities in grades 9-12: (1) Superintendent (2) Assistant Superintendents GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 85 (3) System-wide Athletic Directors and Assistant Athletic Directors (c) The following school personnel of grades 9-12: (1) Principal and Assistant Principal(s) (2) 1 Band Director (3) 1 Literary Coordinator (4) 1 Debate Coordinator (5) 1 One Act Play Coordinator (6) Athletic Director(s) (7) All athletic coaches except community coaches, unless the community coach is a full-time employee of the school system (8) 2 Certified Trainers employed by the school system in grades 9-12 and recommended by the Principal (d) Retired persons of the teaching profession who served at least twenty (20) years in member high school(s), ten (10) of which must have been served in Georgia, grades 9-12 as a: (1) Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent AND/OR (2) Principal AND/OR (3) Athletic Director AND/OR (4) Coach NOTE: Individuals who have retired from coaching, but not from teaching, and who have met all requirements for a Lifetime Pass, may apply for the pass before retiring from the school system. (e) GHSA staff members

4.32 A Retiree’s pass will be issued by special application from the school system from which the individual retired. (a) Application should include the individual's permanent address and verification of years of service. (b) Application forms are available upon request from the GHSA Office. (c) Years of service to the GHSA as a Region Secretary and/or Executive Committee member shall count towards the requirements to qualify for a GHSA Lifetime Pass.

4.33 GHSA passes are non-transferrable and may not be used by persons other than the individual to whom it was issued. (a) The individual's name shall be typed on the pass (b) Picture Identification is required for the user of the pass at all GHSA post season events (c) A pass that is used illegally is to be confiscated and the individual to whom the pass was issued forfeits the right to receive a pass in the future. (d) The spouse of a coach, coaching in a State Playoff event shall be admitted to that event upon presentation of their spouse's pass and proper identification.

4.34 In the event a pass is destroyed or lost, the school administrator should notify the GHSA Office in writing, and should include the payment of $25.00 with a school check to have the pass replaced. 86 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 4.35 When a school staff member who was issued a GHSA pass leaves the position that entitles them to that pass, the pass should be voided and returned to the GHSA Office.

4.36 Only GHSA passes (and valid media credentials) are honored for admittance to GHSA events. At any GHSA event, the host school must honor the GHSA pass that admits “the bearer and one other person.” For GHSA state playoff events, the host school may not honor any other type of pass, except valid media credentials.

4.37 School resource officers and other law enforcement personnel in uniform are to be granted free admission to all GHSA events.

4.40 - CERTIFICATION OF ATHLETIC OFFICIALS

4.41 A plan for the certification of athletic officials shall be established which includes: (a) published procedures for registration of officials (b) published guidelines for training officials (c) a system for evaluating performances of officials (d) a system of recognition of years of service by officials

4.42 The following items constitute the Athletic Officials Associations Approval Plan for the GHSA: (a) The Executive Director of the GHSA shall determine the number of officials associations to be approved for each activity. The number of associations will be determined by: (1) the demand for officials in that activity in that geographic area of the state (2) the number of associations already in existence in that activity in that area (3) the extent to which member schools' needs are being met by existing officials associations in that activity. (4) The assignment of officiating associations for ALL GHSA activities shall be the responsibility of the GHSA office. In Football, all schools in a region will be assigned the same group(s) of officiating associations for Region games. (b) The GHSA Executive Director may, at his discretion, approve additional associations utilizing the following criteria and procedure: (1) Such associations shall make application to the GHSA requesting approval. (2) The By-Laws of such an association shall be subject to the approval of the GHSA and must include provisions indicating that the association and its members will be subject to the rules and authority of the GHSA. (3) An approved officials association must handle its finances through a central banking account, and should distribute IRS 1099 forms to all members. Every officiating association must have a Federal Tax Identification Number on file with the GHSA office. (4) An approved association shall require all its members to be registered with the GHSA, and to comply with all GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 87 requirements of the GHSA Policies and Procedures Manual. (5) An approved association must comply with all GHSA reporting deadlines. (6) An approved association, and any of their individual members, shall be subject to penalties of fines and/or suspensions for failure to comply with GHSA rules and regulations. (c) The GHSA expects every officials association to operate in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, disability, religion, national origin or age.

4.43 Officials associations shall not charge member schools any administrative fees in addition to contest fees.

4.44 In the event that officials do not show for a scheduled event without notification or emergency situation, a fine shall be assessed to the officials association for twice the amount of the game fees and that amount be divided between the competing schools.

4.45 All decisions of the GHSA Executive Director in regards to officials shall be subject to the appellate procedures as set forth in the GHSA Constitution.

4.46 Universal contest fees shall be charged for all scheduled, regular-season interscholastic contests (including football scrimmages) except Jamborees. The universal fee schedule shall be as shown in the chart on the following page. Schools and officiating associations may not reduce or increase game fees from those listed in this section. Penalties may be imposed for those violating this rule. Fees are per official per game unless noted otherwise.

1. TRAVEL - For regular season competition, each association may negotiate its travel policy with member schools as long as that fee does not exceed $.50 per mile (one-way). The fee may be approximated on a per-mile basis, or may be a flat fee basis. The travel policies will designate the beginning point for mileage computation. An association does not have to charge mileage. Travel considerations are based on the following criteria: (a)varsity football - 2 vehicles; (b)subvarsity football - 1 vehicle (c) baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball - 1 vehicle (d)swimming, cheerleading, gymnastics, wrestling - each official who drives

2. State Playoff fees (including negotiable travel, not to exceed $.50 per mile one-way) go into effect after the region winner has been determined with the exception of football which will go into effect immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. 88 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Sport Varsity Sub-Varsity Tourneys State Playoffs

Baseball $47.00 $40.00 Inv: $43.00 $80.00 Per Diem: No Travel Reg. Season & Invitationals Basketball $31.50 S/R: $51.00 2 games: $174.00/day Crew-of-Two $45.00 1 game: $103.00/day Crew-of-Three $38.00 Per Diem: No Travel Football $37.50 Crew-of-Four or Five $71.00 $110.00 Crew-of-Six $66.00 Per Diem: No Travel Clock/Chain 1/2 of Field Fee 1/2 of above fee Gymnastics $37.50 $51.00 Lacrosse Crew-of-Two $56.00 $51.00 Inv: $51.00 $56.00 Crew-of-One $82.00 $77.00 Soccer Inv: $48.00 One Official $62.00 $46.00 Area:$56.00 $120.00 Crew-of-Two $51.00 $37.50 Per Diem: No Travel Crew-of-Three $116.00/Crew Sideline Official 1/2 of Field Fee 1/2 of above fee Softball Inv. & Area Sect. & State Slow Pitch (1 game) $31.50 $20.00 Slow Pitch (multiple) $25.00 $25.00 $29.00 Fast Pitch (1 game) $47.00 $34.00 Fast Pitch (multiple) $40.00 $41.50 $45.00

Swimming $37.50 (for 22 events or less) Inv: Nego. $160.00/day (add $1.60 per heat or diver)

Volleyball (per match worked) $30.00 $25.00 Inv: $25.00 Sect.: $45.00 Area:$35.00 Semifinals: Best of Five: $60.00 $43.00 Finals: $75.00 Wrestling Inv. Area & State (per match worked) $3.40 $2.60 $3.25 $3.85 Min: $47 Min: $36.50

Cheerleading $37.50 (12 teams or less) S/R: $38.00 1 Session: $120.00 Add $4.60 per team over 12 per region judged 2 Sessions: $200.00 Per Diem: No Travel

Fee is per official unless noted otherwise Key: Inv. = Invitational Tournament S/R = Subregion and Region Tournament Nego. = Negotiable GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 89 4.50 - COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUITY

The Georgia High School Association shall comply with the requirements of subsections (a) through (f) of Code Section 20-2-314, as those requirements relate to the association's functions of organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule making for events in which public high schools participate;

The Georgia High School Association shall comply with the requirements of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to the inspection of public records, and Chapter 14 of Title 50, relating to open and public meetings, to the extent that such records and meetings relate to the association's activities with respect to public high schools; provided, however, that such association shall not be required to comply with such statutes or to conduct open and public meetings or provide inspection of records where the sole subject of such meeting or record pertains to the academic records or performance of an individual student or the eligibility of an individual student to participate or to continue to participate in sponsored events or contests based on academics; provided. However, where a meeting or record of such association is devoted in part to matters excepted in the preceding proviso, any portion of the meeting or record not subject to such exception shall be open to the public; and

The Georgia High School Association shall, no later than October 1, 2003, and every year thereafter, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding its compliance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. Such report shall address the number, type, and disposition of written requests for the association to organize and administer regional or state events for additional or different sports; written requests for information regarding the types of athletic events for public high school students that the association organizes and adminis- ters; and written inquiries and complaints received by the association with respect to gender discrimination in connection with public high school events. The report shall address all such written requests, inquiries, and complaints, regardless of whether such request, inquiry, or complaint is made by letter, e-mail, memorandum, or any other form of written communication. Each report shall cover the time period beginning on July 1 of the previous year and ending on June 30 of the year in which the report is due. The initial report due on October 1, 2003, shall cover the time periods of July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001; July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002; and July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003. In addition, the association shall have in effect a policy requiring notification to persons who make such requests, inquiries, or complaints verbally that such request, inquiry, or complaint will not be included in the association's reporting to the General Assembly regarding compliance with this Code section unless such request, inquiry, or complaint is made in writing. 90 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INTERPRETATIONS, 4.00 SECTION

SITUATION: A school that is hosting a GHSA playoff event wants to sell GHSA merchandise and/or school merchandise at the event. Is that legal?

RULING: No. Broadcast rights and merchandising rights for regular season events rest with the host school. When state playoffs begin, those rights belong to the GHSA. Any merchandise using the name or the marks of the GHSA or mentioning the playoffs must be sold by GHSA-approved merchandisers.

SITUATION: A school that is hosting a GHSA playoff event wants free admission for all people who normally are given free admission at regular season events. Is this permissible?

RULING: No. At GHSA playoff events only those people holding GHSA passes or valid media passes are allowed free admission. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 91 ATHLETICS

SECTION 1 BASEBALL

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Baseball is a state championship event in each classification, and schools are aligned on a regional basis.

B. All baseball games will be played by the baseball rules as published by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

C. The maximum number of baseball games allowed (not including state playoffs) is twenty-six (26).

D. The season shall begin with practices commencing no earlier than February 13, 2006, and the first competition being scheduled no earlier than February 27, 2006. 1. A one-week conditioning period is allowed beginning on February 6, 2006. The use of equipment is allowed during conditioning. Attendance is not mandatory and no player may be cut. 2. A school shall not allow its baseball team to engage in an interscholastic practice and/or scrimmage game. 3. The baseball season ends for a team or individual when that team is eliminated from the region or state playoffs, or wins the State Championship.

E. All varsity baseball games shall be played with officially-dressed officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials. 1. The assignment of officials for regular-season games, invitational tournaments, and any sub-region or region playoffs allowed in the 26-game limit will be made by the GHSA office. (a) The GHSA will assign one or more associations to each school for their games. (b) The school and the local association(s) will sign a contract for the games that are assigned. 2. In accordance with By-Law 2.71-b, the host school has the responsibility of providing security escorts for umpires at all regular-season and post-season games.

F. The following items allowed in the National Federation rule book as “State Adoptions” have been adopted by the GHSA: 1. A game will end anytime that a team is 10 or more runs behind and has completed five or more turns at bat. A game will end anytime that a team is 15 or more runs behind and has completed three or more turns at bat. 92 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. The suspended game rule will be used: (a) When a game is stopped before it becomes a legal game (4.5 or 5 innings), it is considered “no contest” and any replay will begin from the first inning. (b) When a game is stopped after it becomes a legal game and a winner can be determined, it is a completed game. (c) When a game is stopped after it becomes a legal game and a winner can not be determined, any replay will begin from the point of interruption. (d) In any terminated game, pitching innings will count. 3. The use of the “courtesy runner” is the only “speed-up rule” that has been adopted. Being a courtesy runner does not count as a game played.

G. The following interpretations have been approved by the GHSA. 1. Termination of the game due to weather, unplayable conditions, or mechanical malfunctions: (a) The umpires may halt play for up to one hour when conditions do not allow play to continue. (1) The one-hour interruption(s) is cumulative (2) The game must be terminated when the one-hour time has elapsed. (3) The one-hour period does not include time needed to prepare the field for the resumption of play. (b) Umpires must wait for at least thirty (30) minutes before terminating a game. 2. Pitchers are limited to a maximum of: (a) ten (10) innings in a calendar day (b) fourteen (14) innings in four (4) consecutive calendar days (c) Entry into the ballgame as a pitcher constitutes an inning pitched. After the initial inning pitched by that individual, one pitch constitutes an inning pitched. (d) innings pitched in a terminated game that is a no-contest count

STATE PLAYOFFS:

A. Four teams from each region will advance to the state playoffs and must be determined by May 6, 2006. Regions must determine their four winners within the 26-game playing limit. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 93 B. When a region does not have a tie breaker method in place, the following procedure will be used for seeding purposes only or to determine fourth position for playoffs: 1. Percentage of head-to-head wins against tied teams 2. Least number of runs allowed between tied teams 3. Least number of runs allowed overall region play 4. Mini-game of five (5) innings 5. At any point where a three-way tie is broken but two teams remain tied, revert back to item #1.

C. All rounds of the state playoff involve a best two-of-three series. 1. The higher seeded team, or the team designated as the host team on the predetermined brackets (if the teams are equal seeds), will host all three games. 2. A doubleheader is required on the first day of each round of the playoff series. 3. At the championship round, the Executive Director may grant a format exception if the two teams are from the same vicinity and travel is not a factor. 4. The host team will be the home team in the first game, and the visiting team will be the home team in the second game. There will be a coin flip to determine the home team if the series goes to a third game. 5. At the end of each day's competition, the host school will phone or fax the results to the GHSA office. 6. The responsibilities of the host team are to: (a) furnish game balls beyond those furnished by the GHSA (b) notify the GHSA office as to the arrangements for the series 7. In the event that two schools involved can not agree on the arrangements for the series (dates, times, etc.), the GHSA Executive Director will make a ruling to cover the situation.

D. The time-frame for the state playoff is as follows: 1. Round 1: DH on May 12, If game on May 13, rain day on May 15 2. Round 2: DH on May 17, If game on May 18, rain day on May 19 3. Round 3: DH on May 23, If game on May 24, rain day on May 25 4. Round 4: DH on May 29, If game on May 30, rain day on May 31 5. Finals: DH on June 2, If game on June 3, rain day on June 5

E. The finances for the state playoffs are as follows: 1. Admission fee must be charged for all state playoff games (i.e., after the Region winners have been determined). The fee is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students high school and under for pre-sale only. When student pre-sale is not applicable all fees at gate will be $7.00. In baseball, the $7.00 fee covers the doubleheader games. 94 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. Total gate receipts include all ticket sales and radio/television payments (see fee schedule in Broadcast section 2.80). (a) The fee for a radio broadcast is paid to the host school prior to the game and is added in to the gate receipts. (b) Television contracts are negotiated by the GHSA Executive Director. (c) Money from concessions and program sales are not part of the gate receipts. 3. The process of dealing with finances is handled as follows: (a) Admission must be charged for all Playoff games. (b) Ten percent (10%) of the gross receipts will be paid to the GHSA. (c) The umpires will be paid out of gross receipts. NOTE: If the gross receipts are not sufficient to pay the umpires, the host school will pick up that cost. (d) The remaining balance is to be divided with 60% of the proceeds going to the visiting team and 40% to the host team. (1) Mileage to the visiting team is covered in their 60% share of receipts. No extra mileage is paid. (2) The host team is responsible for paying local service charges, stadium charges, operating expenses, personnel costs, etc., out of their 40% share. (3) By agreement of the schools involved, the 60-40% split may be set aside and another arrangement substituted. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 95 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AAAAA - AAAA - AAA - AA - A

1st.. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 4th. Rd. Finals 4th. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 1st. Rd. DH: 5/12 DH: 5/17 DH: 5/23 DH: 5/29 DH: 6/2 DH: 5/29 DH: 5/23 DH: 5/17 DH: 5/12 If: 5/13 If: 5/18 If: 5/24 If: 5/30 If: 6/3 If: 5/30 If: 5/24 If: 5/18 If: 5/13

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 6 - #4 Reg. 4 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 (H)

Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 1 - #4 Reg. 7 - #4

Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3 (H) (H) Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3

Higher seeded teams will host throughout the playoffs. The predetermined "H" will be used if both teams are the same seed. Exceptions to the date scheduled may be made with the approval of the Executive Director. 96 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 2 BASKETBALL

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Basketball is a state championship event in each classification for boys and girls, and schools are aligned on a regional basis.

B. All basketball games will be played by the basketball rules as published by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

C. The number of basketball games allowed (not including regional, sectional and state tournaments) is twenty-five (25) regular season games either in head-to-head competition or in invitational tournaments. 1. After a school's basketball schedule has been submitted to the GHSA Office, no game may be added to that schedule without the approval of the Executive Director. 2. A school shall permit its basketball teams to enter only invitational tournaments that have been approved by the GHSA Executive Director.

D. The season shall begin with practices no earlier than October 24, 2005, and the first competion no earlier than November 14, 2005. 1. A one-week conditioning period is allowed beginning on October 17, 2005. All activities during conditioning must be voluntary, and no cuts may be made until the beginning of practice. 2. A school shall not allow interscholastic practices or scrimmages. 3. The basketball season ends for a team or individual when that team is eliminated from the regional, sectional, or state playoffs, or wins the State Championship.

E. The following limitations exist for basketball games played on a day and/ or night before a school day: 1. Only one (1) day and/or night preceding a school day per week may be used for playing basketball. EXCEPTION: region, sectional and state tournaments (a) A student may dress or play on only one day and/or night preceding a school day per week. (b) Sub-varsity teams may play on only one day preceding a school day per week, and the games must start no later than 6:00 p.m., for a two-game set. (c) The first game of a regular-season varsity boys/girls doubleheader on a day and/or night preceding a school day must begin no later than 6:00 p.m. (1) Warm-up time between the girls and boys games is set at fifteen (15) minutes. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 97 (2) The host team will start the clock between games when the last players from the first game have left the floor. (d) Invitational tournaments with games on a day and/or night preceding a school day must begin the next-to-last game no later than 6:00 p.m. 2. Teams playing a regular-season basketball game on a night preceding a school day shall be limited to a distance of 100 miles one way.

F. Sub-varsity teams are allowed to play two (2) full games at the same level in tournaments on a non-school day with at least a four hour interval between games.

G. MERCY RULE: In accordance with National Federation rule options, the second half of a game may be reduced to six (6) minute quarters, while using normal timing/scoring rules if: (a) The point differential at halftime is forty (40) points or greater, and the coach of the trailing team wishes to have the “Mercy Rule” imposed. (b) The point differential at the beginning of the fourth (4th) quarter is thirty (30) points or greater, the “Mercy Rule” will be invoked automatically.

H. All varsity basketball games shall be played with officially-dressed basketball officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials. 1. The assignment of officials associations for regular-season games, invitational tournaments, and sub-region and region tournaments will be made by the GHSA office. (a) The GHSA will assign one or more associations to each school for their games. (b) The school and the local association(s) will sign a contract for the games that are assigned. 2. The host school must provide some type of dressing facilities for officials at the game site which can be used to hold the pregame conference without interruptions. 3. In accordance with By-Law 2.71-b, the host school has the responsibility for providing security escorts for officials at all regular season games and tournaments.

I. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: 1. Cheerleaders at basketball games shall be restricted from the area at the end of the court during the time a game is in progress unless they are more than eight (8) feet from the boundary line of the court. (a) This includes when cheerleaders are in an “L” shape with part of them on the sideline and part on the endline. 98 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (b) The host school or tournament director is responsible for enforcing this rule. 2. The throwing of souvenirs (such as small basketballs, t-shirts, etc.) into the stands is prohibited until after the final basketball game of the day. 3. No artificial noise-makers (including megaphones) shall be allowed in the gym during basketball games. 4. School bands shall not play while the game is in progress, and the home school is responsible for enforcing this rule. 5. The practice of cutting or removing nets, or hanging on the rim or backboard is prohibited at all GHSA basketball games. 6. For the pregame and 2nd half warmup period and during the time of team introductions, the teams can not run around or through the opposing team’s half of the court and the midcourt circle area is off limits to both teams. The penalty for violation of this rule will be a technical foul if the officials have taken jurisdiction of the game. 7. All spectators must wear shirts during the games.

REGION TOURNAMENTS:

A. Each region will determine its method for determining the teams that will advance to the State Tournament. 1. Four teams from each region will advance to the First Round of the State Tournament in all classifications (boys and girls), even when the region is sub-divided. 2. No region may use a double elimination tournament. 3. The tournament committee or tournament director shall secure the services of competent scorekeeper(s) and clock operator(s). NOTE: No team shall have the privilege of placing its scorekeeper and/or timekeeper at or near the position of the official scorekeeper and clock operator.

B. Officials associations for all sub-region and region tournaments will be assigned by the GHSA Office. 1. It is recommended that the same number of officials be used in sub- region/region tournaments as used in the State Tournament. 2. Issues for covering the tournament will be handled by the tournament director and the assigning officer of the selected officials association.

C. Subregion and/or region tournament dates and game times must be submitted to the GHSA office no later than January 16, 2005. If the sites are to be determined by region standings, that information shall be submitted to the GHSA office within 24 hours of the site determination. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 99 STATE TOURNAMENT (First Round, Sectionals and Finals):

A. First round games (boys and girls) will be hosted by the first and second place finishers in each region. The third and fourth place finishers will travel. 1. For 2005-06 first-round games, boys games will be played on Friday and girls games on Saturday. There will be no doubleheaders. 2. Officials will be assigned by the GHSA office. 3. The host team will provide the timer and scorer. 4. FINANCES: (a) Ticket prices will be $5.00. (b) The host school is allowed $500.00 for expenses. (c) Deduct $300.00 to pay the officials (d) The visitor team will be paid $.50 per mile (one way). (e) Net proceeds are split equally between each of the two schools and the GHSA. 5. All other GHSA by-laws pertaining to the State Tournament apply to First Round games except where specified.

B. Until eliminated from the tournament of its classification, each team will be entitled to free admission at the tournament site in which they participate: 1. a maximum of twenty (20) players, managers, and other bench personnel 2. a maximum of sixteen (16) cheerleaders 3. Coaches will be admitted with a GHSA coaching pass 4. The school will be charged by the GHSA office for additional personnel entering at the team gate. 5. Floor passes will be given to the basketball coaches listed on the official roster and a maximum of six auxiliary personnel (managers, statisticians, and trainers).

C. The bottom team in the bracket is HOME TEAM, and will wear light- colored jerseys. The top team in the bracket is the VISITING TEAM, and will wear dark-colored jerseys. EXCEPTION: In all First Round games, the host team will be designated as the home team and will wear light colored jerseys.

D. Upon arriving at the tournament site, the head coach or a designee shall: 1. submit a complete lineup to the official scorer 2. verify with the opposing coach the color of jerseys being worn.

E. Tournament sites will not be available to participating teams prior to the tournament. EXCEPTION: When the team of the host school is in the tournament. 100 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1. Teams playing in the first game of the day shall have access to the court no earlier than twenty (20) minutes before game time. 2. Teams playing in the second and subsequent games of the day may have access to the court during the halftime of the preceding game until the teams in that game return to the court. 3. There will be fifteen (15) minutes between tournament games for teams to warmup.

F. Each team is responsible for providing its own basketballs for warm-ups, towels, training supplies, and half-time refreshments, unless notified differently by the GHSA office.

G. Each school is responsible for the behavior of its coaches, players, and spectators at tournament games. Therefore, the behavior of these groups must be monitored by school administrators, especially (but not exclusively) in the following areas: 1. No bands, artificial noise makers, banners or signs, radios or other music-producing devices are allowed. 2. Throwing objects on the floor will not be tolerated. 3. Cutting nets, hanging on rims, climbing on backboards is prohibited. 4. Security personnel have the right to demand that spectators refrain from standing the entire game if it blocks the view of other spectators who choose not to stand. 5. Displays of unsportsmanlike conduct directed toward the opposing team or the officials will not be tolerated.

H. Each school in the tournament is allowed to have one video camera filming only its games under the following conditions: 1. A GHSA Video Agreement Form must be signed and submitted to the Tournament Director. Forms can be found in the GHSA Forms Notebook. 2. The video personnel of the school must film from an area designated by the Tournament Director. 3. The video of the tournament game(s) may not be shown at the school or in the community for admission, nor on cable television (see broadcast regulations below and in section 2.80).

I. Tournament Finances: 1. All seats are general admission, and tickets will be full-price for each day of the tournament. (a) Admission fee for the First Round is $5.00 per day. Admission fee for the Sectionals, Semifinals and Finals is $10.00 per day. (b) Only GHSA passes and valid press credentials, with a picture ID, will be honored for free admission. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 101 2. Radio broadcasts: (a) See the fee schedule and broadcast regulations in Broadcast section 2.80. (b) Contact Tournament Director of host site for setup procedure. (c) Broadcast fees are payable to the tournament director at the site prior to the game; checks are to be made payable to the GHSA. (d) Fees become a part of the total gate receipts of the tournament. 3. Requests to telecast from a station not involved in a long-term contract with the GHSA must be negotiated with the GHSA office. 4. From net receipts (after all expenses have been paid), the GHSA will receive 40% and 60% is divided among the participating schools.

J. Tournament Officials 1. Officials for State Tournament play will be selected using the following criteria: a. Nominations from the local association. b. Evaluation reports from regular season games. c. Nominations from members of the Evaluation Committee. d. Evaluations from previous State Tournament games. 2. There will be three (3) officials on the court in all State Tournament games. 3. Official scorekeepers for the State Tournament will be selected by the GHSA office from a list compiled from recommendations by Region Secretaries.

K. Following are the State Tournament Brackets beginning with the First Round: 102 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - AAAAA - BOYS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 2 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA Gwinnett Center Arena TBA

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 5:30 8:30

First Round Sectionals8:45 Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 103 BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - AAAAA - GIRLS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 2 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA Gwinnett Center Arena TBA

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 4:00 7:00 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 4:00 7:00

First Round Sectionals7:00 Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

4:00 7:00 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. 104 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - AAAA - BOYS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 1 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA Gwinnett Center Arena TBA

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 5:30 8:30

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 253:45 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4

5:30 5:30 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 1 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA Gwinnett Center Arena TBA

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 4:00 7:00 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 4:00 7:00 Reg. 2 - #3

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 252:00 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4

4:00 4:00 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

4:00 7:00 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. 106 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - AAA - BOYS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 3 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Albany Albany Macon Macon Macon Albany Albany Civic Civic Civic Civic

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 5:30 8:30

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round 8:45 Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Marietta High School Marietta High School

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4

5:30 5:30 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

Reg. 6 - #1 5:30 8:30 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4 8:30 Reg. 7 - #2 8:30 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 4:00 7:00 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 4:00 7:00

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 257:00 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Marietta High School Marietta High School

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4

4:00 4:00 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

4:00 7:00 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

7:00 Reg. 7 - #2 7:00 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. 108 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - AA - BOYS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 2 Mar. 4 Mar. 2 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Savannah Savannah Macon Macon Macon Savannah Savannah State State State State

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 5:30 8:30

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round 4:45 Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

5:30 Reg. 6 - #1 8:30 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 4:00 7:00 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 4:00 7:00

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 253:00 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 TBA TBA TBA TBA

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

4:00 7:00 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. 110 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - A - BOYS

First Round Sectionals Semi-Finals / Finals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1 Mar. 4 Mar. 1 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Valdosta Valdosta Macon Macon Macon Valdosta Valdosta State State State State

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 6:00 9:00 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 5:30 8:30

First Round Sectionals12:45 Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Ga. Highlands College Ga. Highlands College Rome Rome Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 5:30 5:30 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3 5:30 8:30 Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

8:30 8:30 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3 4:30 7:30 Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1- #4 Reg. 4 - #4

7:00 7:00 Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3 4:00 7:00

First Round Sectionals Sectionals First Round Feb. 17, 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 2511:00 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 17, 18 Ga. Highlands College Ga. Highlands College Rome Rome Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6- #4 Reg. 7 - #4 4:00 4:00 Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

4:00 Reg. 6 - #1 7:00 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4 7:00 7:00 Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

FIRST ROUND INFORMATION: Higher seeded team is host team. Boys play on Friday and Girls play on Saturday (there will be no doubleheaders). Minimum seating capacity: AAAAA-1200, AAAA-1000, AAA-700, AA-700, A-500 with bleachers on both sides. 112 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 3 CHEERLEADING

GENERAL INFORMATION - SUPPORT/SPIRIT AND COMPETITIVE:

A. Schools may choose to have: (1) support/spirit squad(s) that do(es) not compete (2) support/spirit squad(s) and one competitive team

B. All cheerleaders (competitive and non-competitive) must be eligible according to academic standards and the transfer rule and must be declared eligible by the GHSA office on the proper eligibility forms.

C. All cheerleaders (competitive and non-competitive) must have a physical examination on file in the school office before they may try out, practice, or perform.

D. All cheerleading coaches (support/spirit and competitive) must attend a GHSA Rules Clinic or the school will be fined $50.00 per coach not attending.

E. The season begins with practices commencing no earlier than July 25, 2005. 1. Cheerleading teams are allowed to attend camps after the last day of school until preplanning starts based on the local school calendar. 2. The first date for competition is September 19. The competitive cheerleading season ends for a school when that school is eliminated from the region or state competition, or wins the state championship. 3. Spirit Cheerleading season ends after the last day of school. 4. Out-of-season practices may be held in preparation for tryouts only. Once tryouts are complete, no practices or conditioning may be held until school is out. Out-of-season tryouts are limited to a maximum of ten (10) consecutive school days per school between February 1 and the last day of school. 5. Eligibility for try-outs: (a) Students must be enrolled at a school in order to try out for that school's cheerleading team. A student may be enrolled in only one school at a time. EXCEPTION: See By-Law #1.23b (b) Enrolled migrant students may try out for a cheerleading team, but may not represent the school at the varsity level during the school year until the migratory sit-out period has ended. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 113 COMPETITIVE RULES:

A. Cheerleading is a state championship sport in each classification for non coed teams and schools are aligned on a regional basis. There is also an open division (all classifications together) for coed competition. (Note: The term “non coed” refers to all-female teams throughout this section.)

B. All cheerleading competitions must be conducted according to the rules of the “National Federation Spirit Rules Book” and the “GHSA Competi- tive Cheerleading Manual.” NOTE: National Federation rules dealing with safety are to be followed in any cheerleading practice or performance. It is recommended, but not mandatory, that cheerleaders practice stunting on one or more 6'x42' cheerleading mats prior to performing stunts in a team routine. NOTE: One GHSA Competitive Cheerleading Manual is provided to each school at the coaches rules clinics. Additional copies may be purchased for $5.00 each.

C. The maximum number of competitions for varsity cheerleading is six (6), plus region and state competitions. 1. All competitions must be sanctioned by the GHSA by July 25. 2. GHSA sanctioned Cheerleading competitions may include member schools only or schools from other states who are members of their state association. This excludes non-member high schools and all middle schools. 3. Cheerleading exhibitions are not allowed at any GHSA sanctioned invitational tournament. 4. No competition may lead to a national championship. 5. Cheerleading coaches may not be involved in any way with a competition during the school year involving cheerleaders on their school's team that is not sanctioned by the GHSA . 6. Groups that are not members of the GHSA may NOT perform at any time before, during, or after the competition without approval from the GHSA office.

D. Deadlines for the competitive season are as follows: 1. Deadline to Request Sanction of Regular Season Invitational Tournament - July 25, 2005 2. Declaration of either Coed or Non Coed competitive team - August 1, 2005 3. Deadline to Submit Schedule of Competitions in Invitational Tournaments - September 1, 2005 4. Submit “Notification of Entry” and rosters - November 1, 2005 5. Determine region winner for Non Coed - December 3, 2005 6. Sectional Competition for Coed - December 3, 2005 7. Sectional Competition for Non Coed - December 9, 2005 8. Championship for Coed Division - December 9, 2005 9. Championship for Non Coed Division - December 10, 2005 114 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION E. A competitive cheerleading team is comprised of a maximum of sixteen performers. 1. A team mascot (if used) is included as one of the sixteen performers. 2. A school may have a roster greater than sixteen performers, and may use any combination of eligible cheerleaders in any competition in each specific division. 3. All team members must be dressed in the adopted school uniform that displays the school identification (i.e., letter, monogram, mascot symbol, etc.) EXCEPTION: The mascot is exempt from this rule.

F. The competitive area is a 42’x42’ blue cheerleading mat, and the routine must be performed within the boundaries of the competitive area. 1. A full set of cheerleading mats (42’x42’) must be used in all competitions including invitationals, regional, and state competitions. 2. Only coaches, competitors, and officials are allowed in the competitive area. 3. Only team members may act as spotters. 4. Non-competitors may not assist during the routine. 5. All mats should be placed on the floor horizontally facing the judges. Center of the mat should be marked with tape. The floor will be considered out-of-bounds.

G. The competitive routine must include both cheer and dance. 1. Tumbling skills are permitted only within the body of the routine. 2. Tumbling skills may not be performed as a part of the entrance to or exit from the competitive area. 3. Pom-poms are the only props allowed in a competitive routine.

H. The length of the routine shall be a maximum of two minutes and thirty seconds (2:30), timed by an official timer. 1. The routine must begin within thirty (30) seconds of the head judge's signal. Failure to do so shall result in a five-point deduction for delay of the meet. 2. Teams may begin from any position inbounds, and the time of the routine will begin with the first word, musical sound, or movement of any team member. 3. The routine ends on the last word, musical sound, or movement of any team member. 4. If the routine ends with a pyramid, the final dismount is not timed. 5. There is no minimum/maximum time limit for music in the routine. 6. If the routine is longer than the allotted time, a deduction of five (5) points for every fifteen (15) second period or portion thereof will be assessed.

I. Each school is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the music in its routine. 1. The principal must review the music to be used in the school's routine, and must stipulate that the music is in good taste for high school students and acceptable for the morals of their community. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 115 2. Each school must furnish a high-quality tape/CD of their music. NOTE: It is recommended that each school bring an identical back- up tape/CD. 3. The coach or team representative is responsible for starting and stopping the music during the competition. 4. Schools are responsible for furnishing their own equipment and music for use in the practice/warm-up area.

J. Competitive routines shall be judged according to the following criteria: 1. Cheerleading Fundamentals (a) Jumps - 10 points (b) Tumbling - 10 points (c) Partner Stunts - 10 points (d) Pyramids - 10 points 2. Required Components (a) Dance - 10 points (b) Cheer/Chants - 10 points 3. Overall Execution (a) Showmanship/Spirit - 10 points (b) Transition and Spacing - 10 points (c) Knowledge of Routine/Execution - 10 points (d) Degree of Difficulty - 10 points 4. Deductions will be made for the following: (a) NFHS Rules Violations (Rules 1-11,1-2)(minor)- -5 points (b) NFHS Rules Violations (Rules 3-14) (major) - -10 points (c) Falls (each time) - -5 points (d) Tumbling outside routine (each time) - -5 points (e) Boundary violations (each time) - -5 points (f) Improper uniforms - -5 points (g) Delay of meet - -5 points (i) Time infractions (overtime) - -5 points for each 15 seconds or portion thereof (j) Sportsmanship - 10 points 5. Disqualifications will be made for the following: (a) Illegal substitution (ineligible member or non-team member) (c) Too many members on a competitive squad (d) Unauthorized props

K. Winners in the competitions will be determined by the highest point total from the judges after the highest score and the lowest score have been dropped. 1. In case of a tie, all judges’ scores will be totaled. 2. If a tie still remains after all scores have been totaled, all judges will determine the ranking of the tied teams to break the tie.

L. Prior to any disqualification for a rules violation, the Head Judge must call a conference at the conclusion of competition, and the majority of the judges must agree the violation occurred. 116 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION M. Judges' decisions are final. GHSA does not allow protests in any activity.

N. In all competitions, all judges must be registered with the GHSA and must have completed the GHSA training program. 1. A minimum of five judges and two safety judges will be used at all competitions, plus scorers and timer. 2. Judges must be secured by certified school personnel by contacting the assigning officer of a local judges' association.

O. Five percent (5%) of the gross receipts from all invitational competitions shall be paid to the GHSA office.

REGION COMPETITION:

A. Each school is allowed to enter one team in the region competition for the non coed division. There are no region competitions for the coed division. 1. Schools must declare entry into either the Coed Division or Non Coed Division prior to August 1. 2. Entry notification and roster must be sent to the Region Secretary (or GHSA Office for Coed) according to deadlines listed previously. NOTE: Substitutions may be made at any time after the roster has been submitted to the Region Secretary. 3. The principal must sign the statement on the “Region Competitive Cheerleading - School's Contestant List” approving the music being used.

B. Teams from each region competition will advance to the state competition as follows: 1. First place team from each Region in Class AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, and AA, will advance directly to the State competition. 2. The top two teams from each Region in Class A will advance directly to State competition. 3. The second, third, and fourth place teams from each Region in Class AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, and AA, will complete in a Sectional Tourna- ment with eight (8) teams from each Classification advancing to State competition.

C. A panel of judges to be used at invitationals, region, sectional, and state competitions will consist of five judges and two safety judges. More than one panel of judges may be used if necessary.

D. Five percent (5%) of the gross receipts from the region competition must be paid to the GHSA office.

E. Region competitions will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2005. The region secretaries involved with each area shall determine the procedures for finances, awards, number of judges, etc. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 117 GHSA has determined the sites as follows:

South Georgia (at Crisp County) Middle Georgia (at East Laurens) 1-AAAAA 3-AAAAA 1-AAAA 3-AAA 1-AAA 2-AA 1-AA 3-AA 1-A 3-A 4-A

East Georgia (at Oconee County) West Georgia (at Northside, Col.) 2-AAAA 4-AAAAA 8-AAA 2-AAA 7-AA 4-AA 7-A 2-A 8-A

South Metro (at Henry County) North Metro (at Centennial) 2-AAAAA 5-AAAAA 3-AAAA 7-AAAAA 5-AAAA 5-AA 5-AAA 5-A

SW Georgia (at Spalding) NW Georgia (at Model) 4-AAAA 6-AAAAA 4-AAA 7-AAAA 6-AAA 6-AA 6-A

NE Metro (at Grayson) NE Georgia (at Chestatee) 8-AAAAA 6-AAAA 8-AAAA 7-AAA 8-AA

CO-ED COMPETITION:

A. There will be a separate Open Meet competition (all classifications) for coed teams. Schools will be allowed only one varsity competitive team and must designate either the Coed Open Meet Division or the Non Coed region competition prior to August 1 each year. 1. Having one or more males constitutes a coed team. 2. Once a team has declared their division of competition, they will not be able to switch to the other. (Note: When a coed team consists of only one male, and loses that one male, the team will still be required to compete in the coed division, unless a waiver is granted by the GHSA for a hardship reason.) 3. Coed teams and non coed teams may not compete against one another in the regular season (except in the situation listed in #2). 118 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 4. The Coed Sectionals will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2005, at Jones County High School. The top sixteen (16) teams will advance to the State Championship. 5. The Coed State Championship will be held on Friday night following the Sectional Competition for the non coed divisions in Columbus. Note: The GHSA office has the authority to make adjustments in the coed format depending on the number of teams declared coed.

STATE COMPETITION:

A. The state competition series will be held at the Columbus Civic Center with the Non Coed Sectionals on Friday, December 9, the Coed Championships on Friday evening, December 9, and the Non Coed Championships on Saturday, December 10, 2005.

B. SECTIONALS and COED CHAMPIONSHIP: Friday, December 9, 2005, Columbus Civic Center 1. First Session: Classes AAAAA and AAAA will begin at 9:00 a.m. 2. Second Session: Classes AAA and AA will begin at 1:00 p.m. 3. Coed Championships will begin at 4:00 p.m.

In each competitive session, the routines will alternate classifications. Example: Class AAAAA leads off, a Class AAAA team will perform second, and the two classifications would continue to alternate. In the second session, Class AA will perform first, then a Class AAA team with a continued alternation. Top eight (8) teams from each Classification will advance to State Finals. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 119 C. FINALS: Saturday, December 9, 2005, Columbus Civic Center 1. First Session: Classes AAAAA, AAAA will begin at 9:00 a.m. 2. Second Session: Classes AAA and AA and A will begin at 12:00.

In each competitive session, the routines will alternate classifications. Example: In the first session, Class AAAAA will perform first, a Class AAAA will perform second, and the two classifications will continue to alternate. In the second session, Class A leads off, then a Class AA team, then a Class AAA, with a continued alternation.

Class AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA: ORDER TEAM 1 Sectional Team 8 2 Sectional Team 6 3 Sectional Team 4 4 Sectional Team 2 5 Region 5 Team 1 6 Region 6 Team 1 7 Region 7 Team 1 8 Region 8 Team 1 (INTERMISSION) 9 Region 1 Team 1 10 Region 2 Team 1 11 Region 3 Team 1 12 Region 4 Team 1 13 Sectional Team 1 14 Sectional Team 3 15 Sectional Team 5 16 Sectional Team 7

D. Flash cameras will not be allowed during the competition.

E. A panel consisting of five judges and two safety judges each (selected by the GHSA) per classification, shall judge the state competition.

F. Finances: 1. Admission cost will be $10.00 per day. 2. Net receipts (after expenses have been paid) will be divided with the GHSA receiving 40% and 60% divided among the participating schools. 120 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Cross Country is a team championship sport for boys and girls that is held on region basis in each classification.

B. The distance for both boys and girls Cross Country will be approximately three (3) miles or five (5) kilometers.

C. All GHSA Cross Country meets will be run in accordance with the rules as published in the National Federation Track and Field and Cross Country Rule Book with any exceptions as may be found in this section.

D. The maximum number of meets in Cross Country shall be ten (10), exclusive of region, sectional, and state competitions. 1. Any meets involving four (4) or more schools must be approved by the GHSA Executive Director in accordance with the process found in By-Law 2.64. 2. Any meets in which awards are given must be approved by the GHSA Executive Director.

E. The first date of practice is August 1, 2005, and the first meet may be held no earlier than August 22, 2005. 1. There will be no interscholastic practices in Cross Country. 2. The Cross Country season ends for a team when that team has been eliminated from region or state competition, or wins the State Championship. 3. The Cross Country season ends for an individual runner when that individual has been eliminated from region or state competition, or wins the State Championship. 4. Athletes may run in non-GHSA events as long as they do not represent their school, do not wear school uniform, and are not coached at the event by their high school coach (“unattached runner”). 5. No athlete may compete while wearing jewelry. This ban includes hair beads of any type.

REGION COMPETITION:

A. Notification of entry in Cross Country must be filed, using the form provided in the “GHSA Forms Notebook,” with the Region Secretary no later than September 26, 2005.

B. The team roster of (12) participants must be submitted to the Region Secretary and the Region Meet Director by October 17, 2005. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 121 C. 1. Four teams in each region will qualify for the State Meet. a. Region qualifiers must be determined by October 29, 2005. b. Region qualifiers must be sent to the GHSA Office within 48 hours of the completion of the Region Meet; but not later than 8 a.m., on October 31, 2005. 2. The first six (6) individual finishers from each region will qualify for the State Meet regardless of whether they are a member of a qualifying team.

D. Cross Country rosters should list twelve (12) contestants. No replacements may be made in the list submitted to the Region Meet Director. Any seven (7) of the twelve (12) may run in the Region or State.

STATE MEET:

A. The State Cross Country Meet (for all classifications) will be held at Carrollton High School on November 5, 2005. 1. There will be a $5.00 admission fee for all spectators. 2. The Meet Director will be Craig Musselwhite of Carrollton High School - Phone: 770-832-2120, ext. 632 - Fax: 770-214-2079 3. The schedule will be as follows: 8:30 am - Boys A 9:00 am - Girls A 10:00 am - Boys AAAAA 10:30 am - Girls AAAAA 11:30 pm - Boys AAA 12:00 pm - Girls AAA 1:00 pm - Boys AAAA 1:30 pm - Girls AAAA 2:30 pm - Boys AA 3:00 pm - Girls AA 4. Awards will be presented at the conclusion of each classification.

B. A minimum of five (5) and a maximum of seven (7) entrants are allowed for each team that qualified. 1. The first five (5) finishers for each team will count for the total team score. 2. Each team must begin and end the competition with a minimum of five (5) runners. If, for any reason, a qualifying team does not have five (5) runners, that team will not be allowed to compete in the State Meet. 3. Each member of a qualifying team, as well as individual qualifiers from each region, are considered to be in contention for individual honors. 4. The state cross country course at Carrollton is closed to any individual or team practice until Friday, November 4, 2005, after 3:30 p.m. (the afternoon prior to the state meet). 122 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 5 FOOTBALL

REGULAR SEASON:

A. Football is a state championship sport in each classification, and schools are aligned on a regional basis. 1. In the reclassification year (see Article III of the GHSA Constitution), all regions will meet after reclassification has been finalized by the Executive Committee and after any sub-divisions have been finalized and cross-over games have been arranged. (a) No schedule is valid until the plans of all regions have been approved. (b) Plans for determining the ranking and breaking ties of the four region representatives for playoffs must be drawn. (c) All contracts should be drawn to coincide with the two-year reclassification period and show the day, date, time, opponent, game site, and officials. 2. Each school must file its football schedule with the GHSA Executive Director no later than March 1, of each year. (a) The schedule must show the day, date, time, opponent, and game site. (b) The GHSA Executive Director must be notified concerning any changes made to the schedule after the submission date. (c) Any changes made for a region game must be made prior to the date for beginning football practice. (1) Any change of opponent after that date will cause the game not to count as a sub-region or region game. (2) Limitations regarding schedule changes shall also be construed to prevent a school from cancelling a game when such a game could affect the region and/or sub- region standings. (3) A change in date or time with the same opponent is not considered a change affecting region or sub-region status. (d) Contracts with officials for varsity games must be signed by June 1 each year, and copies of the schedules must be submitted to the proper officials association(s).

B. All GHSA football games must be played according to the rules as published by the National Federation of State High School Associations, and any other rules found in this section.

C. The number of football games allowed (excluding state playoffs) is ten (10). 1. The date for the first game shall be no earlier than August 19, 2005. 2. No varsity football game may be played on a night preceding a school day without specific authorization from the GHSA Executive Director. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 123 3. Only one football game may be played per week by the same team except in the case of the GHSA Tie-Breaker Playoff. 4. Sub-varsity football games played on a day and/or night before a school day have a curfew of 9:00 p.m. 5. Football players playing on both the varsity and one sub-varsity team are limited to six quarters of competition in any seven (7) day period beginning with the varsity game. The penalty for violation of this rule will be forfeiture of the game in which the violation occurred and a $1,000.00 fine. 6. The football season ends for a team or individual when that team, having completed its regular-season schedule, is eliminated from playoff competition or wins the State Championship. 7. All JV games will be played with 10-minute quarters. If there is an 8th grade student(s) on the JV team, then 8-minute quarters must be played.

D. The season shall begin with practice in full pads no earlier than July 25, 2005. 1. A student must receive one week of school-supervised conditioning before the first date of practice in pads, whenever that date is. The conditioning week may be held no earlier than July 18, 2005. 2. The practice schedule shall be as follows: (a) CONDITIONING WEEK - Practice in helmets, mouthpieces, shoes, and shorts only. NOTE: No shoulder pads, girdle pads or leg pads are allowed. (b) BEGINNING WEEK TWO - Practice in full pads. 3. From the end of spring practice until the first day allowed for practice in full pads before school begins, teams shall not practice in full pads and shall not participate in full contact drills or scrimmages. Teams may wear helmets during 7-on-7 “passing leagues” as long as they are worn by both teams.

E. TWO VARSITY SCRIMMAGE DATES will be allowed prior to the start of the regular season. (Note: There will be no jamborees nor interscholastic sub-varsity scrimmages.) 1. The scrimmages may take place on any date after the date of practice with full pads. 2. Each scrimmage shall be a 36 game-minutes scrimmage between two teams only with officials paid at regular game-fee rate (maximum of six (6) officials paid).

F. All varsity football games shall be played with a minimum of five (5) officially-dressed field officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for registering officials. The officiating crew also shall have an electric clock operator whose only duty is to operate the game clock. 1. In all games, the host school must provide some type of dressing facilities for officials at or near the game site that can also be used to hold the pregame conference. 2. During the regular season, the host school is responsible for providing a crew to work the sideline chains. These individuals must be responsible adults. 124 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 3. In accordance with By-Law 2.71-b, the host school is responsible for providing security escorts for the officials at all regular season and playoff games.

G. The following items allowed in the National Federation rule book as “State Adoptions” have been adopted by the GHSA. 1. All GHSA football games will have a twenty (20) minute halftime unless both school administrators agree in writing by Thursday of game week to shorten the halftime period to fifteen (15) minutes. 2. Bands are not to play during live-ball situations. NOTE: This includes the situation in which there is no timeout and the teams are in a huddle. (a) If, during a football game, a team claims interference with communications due to band noise, the Referee shall give a warning to one or both head coaches and the bands must cease playing. (b) If there is a second offense by the same school's band, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty will be imposed against that school's team. 3. During the state playoff series, a crew of six (6) field officials will be used. 4. Fans shall not be allowed to enter the playing field either before the game or at halftime to form a tunnel for players to run through.

H. Spring Football Practice for each school year may be held on ten (10) consecutive school days from February 1 until the end of the school year. No conditioning practices are allowed prior to spring practice. 1. A football coach on the payroll of one school district, but under contract to another school district for the following year, may help with Spring football at the new school, if the arrangement is satisfactory with both systems 2. Students enrolled in grade 8 in a middle school or junior high school that is a feeder school to the high school may participate in Spring Practice at that high school. These students must be pre-enrolled at that member high school, and once pre-enrolled, the student has established his/her eligibility at that high school.

I. In case of a game being called in the first half (suspended game), By-Law 2.94-b must be followed. NOTE: Football games played between schools from the same classification must be played to completion. Any interrupted game must be replayed from the point of interruption. The school that is behind in the score may choose not to continue the game. NOTE: Teams will not be allowed to play two football games in the same week, except when making up a suspended game with the permission of the Executive Director.

J. During warmups before the game and at halftime there shall be a division of the field, and neither team shall enter the other team's portion of the field. That division shall be as follows: GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 125 1. Before the game: each team shall occupy the space from their own 45-yard line to the endline of their goal line. Neither team shall occupy the area between the 45-yard lines. EXCEPTION: When kicking, each team shall have the area between the opponent's 45-yard line and kicking team's end zone in the side zone area on the same side of the field as their bench. Kickers shall kick toward their endzone. 2. Re-entering the field before the game and at halftime: each team shall have the portion of the field between their bench and the near edge of each goal post - ie, field divided lengthwise.

K. The GHSA Overtime Procedure will be used whenever two schools from the same classification are tied at the end of regulation play. (EXCEPTION: State Championship Game.) 1. This procedure involves giving both teams opportunities to score from the 15-yard line until the tie is broken. 2. Schools from differing classifications may use the overtime procedure if agreement is reached and communicated to the Referee before the beginning of the game. 3. Overtime games are exempt from the 11:30 p.m. GHSA curfew.

L. MERCY RULE: At the end of the first half of play, if a team is trailing by 30 points or more, the coach of the trailing team may choose to play the second half with a running clock. Quarters would remain at 12 minutes. 1. If the coach does not exercise the option of the running clock, the third quarter will be played with regulation timing. 2. If the point differential reaches, or remains, 30 or more points during the third quarter, the clock will still run according to rule for the remainder of the third quarter, but the fourth quarter will have a running clock mandated. 3. A running clock means the clock will be stopped only: (a) after a touchdown and until the ball is kicked off. (b) during deliberations for penalty administration. (c) during charged timeouts of official’s timeouts 4. A game that is reduced in time by use of a running clock shall constitute a “completed” game to meet other by-law considerations.

GHSA OVERTIME PROCEDURE

1. There will be a 3-minute intermission between the end of regulation play and the coin toss to start the overtime procedure. 2. The captains will meet for the coin toss, and the winner may choose one of the following: (a) Be on offense first (b) Be on defense first (c) Choose the end of the field on which to play 3. The ball is placed on the 15-yard line and the offense keeps the ball until: (a) The ball is turned over on downs [NOTE: The team on offense can gain a first down.] 126 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (b) The defense gains possession of the ball (ball is dead immediately) (c) The offense scores a touchdown or field goal (d) The offense misses a field goal 4. After the first offensive team completes its possession, the opposing team gets its opportunity from the 15-yard line. 5. If the game remains tied after each team has had an offensive possession, there will be a 2-minute intermission and the team that lost the first coin toss has the first option for the second possession. 6. For each additional overtime period (i.e., an offensive possession by each team) the coin toss options are alternated. 7. Beginning with the third overtime period, a team must attempt a 2- point try after a touchdown. 8. Each team is allowed one timeout per overtime period. No timeouts may be carried over from regulation play. 9. Penalty enforcement is handled the same way in overtime as in regulation play.

REGION PROCEDURES:

A. To qualify for championship consideration in a region or sub-region, a school must play a minimum number of games with schools in its region as determined by the region and the GHSA Reclassification Committee. 1. In any region or sub-region in which there are six (6) or less schools, if each school plays two (2) games, both games will count as region games. (a) In any other case where two (2) schools have played more than once during the regular season, only the first game scheduled shall count in the region stands. (b) EXCEPTION: when there is a tie among more than two (2) teams. 2. Any school playing a non-region or non sub-region schedule (i.e., not in consideration for a region championship) will not have its games count for or against any opponent.

B. The GHSA Executive Director, upon presentation of evidence to show that a school can not secure the required number of games in a region or sub-region, may authorize each school to substitute any number of games in any classification or region to qualify for championship consideration. NOTE: A request for substitution of game(s) must be submitted prior to September 1.

C. Four (4) representatives from each region will enter the post-season playoffs. 1. Each region will determine the way to designate the four representatives and their placement in the region (i.e., first place, second place, third place and fourth place). 2. In case there is a tie between two teams and the region does not have a different written tie-breaker plan, the following tie-breaking procedures will be used: GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 127 (a) If the teams played during the regular season, the winner of the game will have the higher placement. (b) If the tie can not be broken with head-to-head competition, then the percentage of wins in all games with teams in the same classification in Georgia will be considered with the higher percentage team having the higher placement. (1) Region games are added into this consideration. (2) Wins are divided by the total number of games. (c) If the tie remains after both “a” and “b” have been considered and both teams have qualified for a playoff spot, the region will determine the placement of the teams that are tied. (d) If the tie remains after both “a” and “b” have been considered and there is a playoff spot for only one team, the two teams that are tied will meet in a GHSA Tie-Breaker Game. (1) The schools shall meet at a site selected by the GHSA Executive Director for a playoff on the Monday night after the end of the regular season. (2) The two teams will play a GHSA Tie-breaker Mini-game, and the winning team will have the higher placement. 3. In case there is a tie between three or more teams and there are spots for all the teams in the playoffs, the region shall decide the seeding of the tied teams. 4. In case there is a tie between three or more teams and there are not spots in the playoff for all three teams, the following tie-breaking procedures will be used. (a) At any point in this process where a tie can be broken so that only two teams remain tied, consideration of head-to-head competition will be invoked. If the tie is completely broken for all teams involved at any step in the process, the tie-breaker process is completed. EXAMPLE: Teams A, B and C are tied for the 3rd and 4th playoff positions. No team has beaten the other two in head- to-head competition. When going to winning percentage against all teams in the classification, Team A is 75 %, Team B is 67% and Team C is 60%. The tie, therefore, has been broken and there is no need to go back to any head-to-head consideration. If Teams B and C had been tied with winning percentages of 67%, then head-to-head consideration would have been used to break that tie. (b) If the teams that are tied have played during the regular season game and one team has defeated the others; the undefeated team has the highest placement. (c) If the tie can not be broken with head-to-head competition, then the percentage of wins in all games with teams in the same classification in Georgia (including region games) will be considered with the higher percentage team having the higher placement. (d) If the tie remains after both steps “b” and “c” have been considered, the two teams that are tied will meet in a GHSA Tie- breaker Mini-game. (1) The schools shall meet at a site selected by the GHSA 128 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Executive Director for a playoff on the Monday night after the end of the regular season. 2. When ties can not be broken and there are not playoff slots to accommodate all the teams that are tied, the teams shall meet in a Tiebreaker Mini-game as follows: a. The games will consist of two five-minute halves. b. The play begins for the first half with a free kick, and standard game rules and scoring are used. c. There will be a two-minute intermission between the two halves. d. Play begins for the second half with a free kick. e. Each team will be given one additional timeout for each half plus any unused timeouts from the second half of regulation play. f. Each team will be given two (2) timeouts in the first five (5) minutes and one timeout in the second five (5) mintes. Unused timeouts in the first five minutes can be carried over to the second five minutes. g. If the score is tied at the end of two overtime periods, the teams will go to the GHSA 15-yard overtime procedure rather than determining the outcome by advancement yardage. (3) A coin toss will determine the order of play. a. When three teams are tied for one open spot, the team winning the toss gets a bye - and then plays the winning team of the first Tie-Breaker game. Example: Team “C” gets a bye Team “A” plays Team “B” Team “C” plays the winner of game 1 Winner of game 2 qualifies for the playoffs b. When three teams are tied for two open spots, the following format will be used. Example: Team “C” get a bye Team “A” plays Team “B” and the winner qualifies Team “C” plays the loser of game 1 and the winner qualifies If Team “C” wins game 2, the regular season winner between Team “C” and the winner of game 1 will have the higher placement c. When four teams are tied for one open spot, the pairings will be determined by draw and the following format will be used. Example: Team “A” plays Team “B” in game 1 Team “C” plays Team “D” in game 2 Winner of game 1 plays winner of game 2 Winner of game 3 qualifies d. When four teams are tied for two open spots, the GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 129 pairings will be determined by draws and the following format will be used. Example: Team “A” plays Team “B” in game 1 and the winner qualifies Team “C” plays Team “D” in game 2 and the winner qualifies The winner of the regular season game between the two winning teams will have the higher placement

E. When teams play a mini-game tiebreaker on a Monday, their first round playoff game will be scheduled for the following Saturday unless both schools agree to play on Friday.

STATE PLAYOFFS:

A. All rounds of games after the end of the regular season are considered part of the state playoff structure. 1. In the First Round, Second Round, Quarterfinals, and Finals the higher seeded team will host. 2. In the case of two teams with the same seed, the (H) printed in the playoff brackets will be the host school. The (H) is rotated each year. 3. The home or host team will designate the site of the game. 4. Game date and time will be set by mutual agreement. If that agreement is not possible, the GHSA Executive Director will finalize the arrangements. If an administrator does not attend the meeting at which the playoff contract is negotiated, the coach shall be authorized by the Principal to negotiate and sign a binding contract. 5. A team qualifying for the state playoffs by winning a tie-breaker mini- game on Monday would play on Saturday in the opening round of the state playoffs unless both teams agree to play on Friday.

B. All semifinal games will be played November 25 and 26, in the Georgia Dome. 1. The admission fee will be $15.00 each day, and there will be no discounted presale tickets. 2. Admission will be allowed with a Dome ticket or a GHSA pass only. EXCEPTION: Valid media credentials 3. The expense and revenue shares by classification will be as follows: AAAAA-27%, AAAA-24%, AAA-20%, AA-16%, A-13% 4. The schedule of games for the semifinals will be: Class AA: 9:00 a.m., and noon on Friday Class A: 3:00 p.m., on Friday and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday Class AAAA: 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m., on Friday Class AAA: 9:00 a.m., and noon on Saturday Class AAAAA: 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m., on Saturday

C. The championship game in each class will be played on Saturday, December 3, unless changed by mutual agreement of the schools 130 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION involved and with the approval of the GHSA Executive Director or changed due to the television contract. NOTE: The Class AAAA state championship game will be played Friday, December 2, 2005, while the Class AAAAA state championship game will be played on Saturday, December 3, 2005.

E. In case a State Championship game ends in a tie, the two teams will be declared co-champions.

F. In order to host a playoff game, a school must meet the following site requirements: 1. Permanent seating requirements: (a) One seat equals 24 inches in width (b) All seats must be at least 15 feet from playing field (c) Total seating capacity for each class is as follows: Class A 2,000 seats Class AA 2,500 seats Class AAA 3,000 seats Class AAAA 4,000 seats Class AAAAA 6,000 seats NOTE: The visiting team may waive these requirements during the First or Second Rounds. Any portable seating added after the minimum permanent seating rule has been met must provide an unobstructed view of the field. (d) Each principal of a school in the playoffs shall certify that the school stadium meets or does not meet football playoff requirements. If a principal certifies such information falsely, then $2,000.00 of such school's share of the gate receipts of the contest held in the noncomplying stadium shall be paid to the opposing team. NOTE: If the visiting team waives the requirement, the schools may play in that stadium. If there is no waiver, the host school will have to find a suitable venue. (e) Region Secretaries shall collect seating information from each school in their region and file it with the GHSA office by August 15th each year. The form shall include the number of permanent seats on the home and on the visitor’s side. 2. One half of all permanent and temporary seats shall be offered to the visiting team, and it is the responsibility of the home team to regulate the seating so as to guarantee designated seating to the visiting team's supporters. 3. There should be adequate parking space with a recommendation of one (1) space for every four (4) spectators. 4. The stadium shall have adequate working space in the press box as follows: Class A 30 linear feet Class AA 30 linear feet Class AAA 30 linear feet Class AAAA 40 linear feet Class AAAAA 50 linear feet GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 131 5. Security shall be provided at the site in the ratio of one officer per 500 spectators. 6. Facilities for officials to dress, shower, and/or hold meetings shall be made available at the site or nearby. 7. It is mandatory to have emergency medical personnel at the site of all football playoff games.

G. Financial Procedures: 1. Total game receipts will include all charges made plus any payments for radio or television broadcasting, and will not include money from the sale of programs and concessions. NOTE: See By- Law # 2.97for admission prices. 2. All band chaperones and other support personnel must have tickets. 3. The division of game receipts will be handled as follows: (a) From the gross receipts: (1) Twelve percent (12%) will be sent to the GHSA Office along with a financial report. Each Football Financial Report Form shall include the number of spectators admitted with a GHSA pass, along with a copy of the sign-in sheets listing the names and numbers of the passes used. (2) The visiting team shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in the amount of $4.00 per mile (one way) taken from the game receipts and guaranteed by the host school. (3) The game officials shall be paid. (b) After the items in Section “a” above have been paid, the remainder shall be divided equally between the two teams. (c) Local service charges, stadium charges, lights, cost of operating personnel, etc., are not to be deducted prior to the division of funds, and are considered a part of the expenses of the host school. 4. Broadcasting procedures are handled as follows: (a) The GHSA office will process radio contracts in all rounds of the playoffs. The fee schedule and regulations for radio broadcasts may be found in the Broadcast section # 2.80. (b) Stations wishing to televise football games must contact the GHSA office for contract terms, fees and conditions. 5. Financial arrangements for the semifinal games held in the Georgia Dome are designated by the GHSA Executive Committee.

H. Game officials will be assigned by the GHSA Office in all playoff rounds. Officiating crews shall include six (6) field officials, clock operator, and chain crew. (See By-Law # 4.46 for payment of officials.)

I. The football Playoff brackets for 2005 are as follows: 132 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2005 AAAAA - AAAA - AAA - AA - A

First Second Quarterfinals Semifinals FINALSSemifinals Quarterfinals Second First Round Round Round Round

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 6 - #4 Reg. 4 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3

(H)

Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 1 - #4 Reg. 7 - #4

Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3 (H) (H) Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3

In First Round, Second Round, Quarterfinals, and Finals, the higher seeded team will host, unless the competing teams are tied. In that case, the (H) printed in the playoff brackets will be the host school. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 133 SECTION 6 GOLF

REGULAR SEASON:

A. Golf is a state championship event in each classification for boys and for girls held on a region basis. In addition to the team competition, there will be an individual low-medalist competition. 1. Boys Teams: A team may consist of six players, with the best four scores counting as the team score. Girls Teams: A team may consist of four players, with the best two scores counting as the team score. 2. Girls will use the tee boxes designated for ladies in both regular- season and post-season competition. 3. Push/pull-carts are acceptable for regular-season and post-season competition. Motorized carts or caddies are not permitted.

B. All GHSA golf matches shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Golf as published by the United States Golf Association (USGA) unless otherwise specified by the Georgia High School Association.

C. Notification of entry in golf competition is filed with the Region Secretary by April 17, 2006, and the form is found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.” A school may list the allowed number of team members, plus up to two alternates.

D. The number of golf matches allowed (excluding region and state tournaments) is twelve (12) playing dates. NOTE: A 9-hole match will count as 1/2 playing date but only until daylight savings time begins (first Sunday in April).

E. The season begins with practices commencing no earlier than February 6, 2006, and the first competition being held no earlier than February 20, 2006. 1. There will be no interschool practice or scrimmages in golf. 2. The season shall end for a team or individual when that team or individual is eliminated from the region or state tournament, or wins the State Championship. 3. A golf match may not begin prior to the end of the school day with the exception of the region or state tournament.

F. The coach is allowed to confer with his/her players at the midpoint of any match. In a 36-hole match, the coach may confer at the completion of each 9 holes.

G. In the event that a match ends in a tie during the regular-season or post- season competition, a “team sudden-death playoff” will be used. Boys: 1. All six (6) players will play the first playoff hole. 2. The first foursome will include the top two players from each team, the second foursome will include the 3rd and 4th scorers from each team, and the final foursome will include the other two players. 134 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 3. The best four (4) scores of each team will count. 4. If the teams are still tied, all players will proceed to the next playoff hole. NOTE: At the Boys AAAAA 36-hole State Tournament, the following deviation will be made: the top three (3) golfers for each team will tee off on first hole, followed by the next three (3) for each team. Before the beginning of the Tournament, the coach shall designate the top three (3) golfers. Girls: 1. All four (4) players will play the first playoff hole. 2. The first twosome will include the top player from each team, the second twosome will include the 2nd place scorer from each team, and the final twosome will include the other two players. 3. The best two scores of each team will count. 4. If the teams are still tied, all players will proceed to the next playoff hole.

REGION TOURNAMENT:

A. Each region tournament will be an 18-hole team event. 1. Details of the tournament will be sent to schools by the local tournament director. 2. Boys: A school may enter up to six players, and the best four scores count for region competition. Girls: A school may enter up to four players, and the best two scores count for region competition. 3. Boys: The region champions and runner-up teams will advance to the state tournament. Girls: The region champions and runner-up teams will advance to the state tournament. 4. Upon completion of the region tournament, the coach of each advancing team must submit the team’s order of play for the State Tournament. This entry, along with the team’s “Contestants List,” must be sent to the GHSA office by 9:00 a.m., on May 1, 2006. Lineup changes must be submitted to the GHSA office no later than the Thursday before the State Tournament (May 4, 2006).

B. Each region tournament will have individual medalist competitions in addition to the team competition. 1. The low-scoring medalist in each region (boy and girl) advances to the state tournament even if not on a team qualifying from that region. 2. Schools who do not have a regular girls golf team may enter one girl in the region tournament to compete for low-medalist honors for girls. 3. Any girl on a girls golf team is automatically in competition for low- medalist honors for girls.

STATE TOURNAMENT:

A. The State Golf Tournaments in all classifications will be held on May 8, 2006. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 135 1. The AAAAA Boys State Tournament is a 36-hole, one-day event. 2. All other State Tournaments are 18-hole events. 3. The format of the state tournaments will be determined each year by the GHSA Executive Director at the same time the tournament sites are selected. 4. Details of the state tournaments will be sent to the schools involved by the respective tournament directors. 5. Substitutions on the golf team may be made at the region and state level using only those players listed on the entry form submitted to the REGION SECRETARY.

B. The Georgia State Golf Association will provide each school meet director and host club professional the information on how to mark and prepare a golf course for competition; however, the responsibility for performing those duties will rest with the school meet director or host professional. The GSGA will provide officials for the State Tournament to answer questions regarding the rules of Golf.

C. The sites for the 2006 State Golf Tournaments will be: 1. Boys: AAAAA Pine Lakes Golf Course - Jekyll Island Host: Glynn County Schools, Brunswick AAAA TBD Host: TBD AAA Bull Creek Golf Course, Columbus Host: Columbus High School & Columbus Sports Council AA Rocky Creek Golf Club, Vidalia Host: Vidalia High School A TBD Host: TBD

2. Girls: AAAAA Indian Mounds Golf Course - Jekyll Island Host: Glynn County Schools, Brunswick AAAA TBD Host: TBD AAA Bull Creek Golf Course, Columbus Host: Columbus High School & Columbus Sports Council AA Vidalia Country Club - Vidalia Host: Vidalia High School A TBD Host: TBD

SECTION 7 GYMNASTICS - GIRLS

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Girls gymnastics is a state championship event open to schools in all classifications. 136 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1. Competition in all meets will be held in the following events: (a) Balance Beam (b) Uneven Parallel Bars (c) Vaulting (d) Floor Exercise (e) All-Around (competition in preceding four events) 2. The order of competition will be determined by block style. 3. Open scoring will be used.

B. The GHSA gymnastics meets will be played according to the rules published by the National Federation with such GHSA modifications as may be found in this section.

C. Each school desiring to participate in gymnastics must file its intent by April 1 of the preceding year by filing the form found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

D. The number of gymnastic meets allowed is ten regular-season meets plus one invitational tournament. 1. The state elimination series does not count in these meets. 2. An invitational tournament is defined as a competition involving more than three teams. 3. All invitational tournaments must be approved by the GHSA Execu- tive Director. 4. Only two meets per week may be scheduled. 5. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used for competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later 6. All teams and gymnasts (except when prevented by injury) must participate in a minimum of three (3) GHSA sanctioned varsity meets during the regular season in order to be eligible to participate in the state qualifying meet.

E. The season shall begin with practices commencing no earlier than January 16, 2006, and the first competition being held no earlier than February 6, 2006. 1. There will be no interscholastic practice and/or scrimmages. 2. The season ends for a team and an individual when that team or individual is eliminated from the state series or wins the State Championship.

F. All gymnastics coaches are required to attend a GHSA rules clinic as specified in By-Law 2.54.

PRELIMINARY MEETS:

A. Preliminary (qualifying) meets will be held April 21, 2006, at Dunwoody High School, Tucker High School and Lovett School. 1. A school may have four (4) entries in each event, one of which may be the All-Around entrant. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 137 2. The top three (3) scores in each event will be used to determine the team score. 3. The top six (6) individuals in each event will qualify for the State Meet. 4. The top three (3) teams will qualify for the State Meet.

STATE MEET

A. The State Meet will be held on Friday, April 28, 2006, at Westminster School. 1. The GHSA Coordinator for Gymnastics is Dr. Lucia Norwood. 2. The admission fee for the State Meet is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students high school and under for pre-sale only. If pre-sale is not applicable, all fees at the gate will be $7.00.

B. A spring floor will be used in the State Meet.

C. A school must qualify at the GHSA qualifying round to advance to the State Meet. Any school wishing to compete in the GHSA qualifying round must make notification of entry to the GHSA Office by April 1 of the previous school year.

D. In all preliminary meets and the state meet, expenses are paid from the gross gate receipts, including the cost of officials, and the balance is sent to the GHSA Office.

SECTION 8 LACROSSE

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Lacrosse is a state championship event for boys and girls and is open to schools in all classifications.

B. All Lacrosse games will be played according to the rules published by the National Federation with such GHSA modifications as may be found in this section.

C. Notification of entry in Lacrosse must be filed in writing with the GHSA office no later than April 1, for the upcoming school year so that teams may be placed in Areas for competition.

D. The number of Lacrosse games allowed will be 18 (head-to-head or tournament competition) not including Area and other post-season competition.

E. The season shall begin with practices commencing no earlier than January 30, 2006, and the first competition shall be scheduled no earlier than February 13, 2006. 1. A one-week conditioning period will begin on January 23, 2006. 138 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. One scrimmage date will be allowed prior to the start of the regular season. The scrimmage may take place on any day after the date of the first practice. 1. The scrimmage shall be no longer than 40 total playing minutes. 2. The scrimmage will not count toward the participants' records. 3. The season shall end when a school, having completed its regular- season schedule, is eliminated from post-season competition or wins the state championship.

F. All GHSA Lacrosse games shall be played with either one or two officially-dressed officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for registration of officials.

G. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later. 1. For evening games, a single game must begin no later than 7:30 p.m. 2. For evening games, a double-header must begin no later than 6:00 p.m.

H. Sub-varsity matches will be limited as follows: 1. Boys will play four 10-minute quarters. 2. Girls will play two 20-minute halves. c. No overtimes will be played in sub-varsity competition.

I. When there is a competitive imbalance between two teams in a contest, the game will be shortened as follows: 1. If a team is ten (10) or more goals down at halftime, the second half will be played with a running clock that will stop only for timeouts. 2. If a team is ten (10) or more goals down at any point in the second half, the game will be played from that point with a running clock that will only stop for timeouts. 3. If the team that is behind in the second half draws within ten goals, the game will resume to normal clock operation.

J. Games that are tied at the end of regulation will be handled according to the procedures outlined in the National Federation Rule Book as follows: 1. BOYS: Any game that ends in a tie will be resolved by playing a sudden death overtime period as outlined in Rule 3-4. Each overtime period will begin with a face-off. 2. GIRLS: Regular season games that are tied at the end of regulation play will end in a tie. No overtime periods will be played in the regular season. In a tournament or playoff game, two (2) overtime periods of three (3) minutes each will resolve any game that ends in a tie. If the score is still tied at the end of the second overtime, a sudden death overtime period will be played where the first team to score a goal will be declared the winner. Each overtime period will begin with a draw.

K. Teams arriving late for a scheduled contest by thirty (30) minutes or more shall forfeit the game, and shall be responsible for payment of the officials GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 139 unless prior arrangements are made in a timely manner. Consideration will be given to emergency situations over which the traveling school has no control. The host school has the responsibility of notifying the officials of any changes in the schedule.

L. In accordance with By-Law 2.72, Lacrosse players who are ejected from a game will also have to sit out the next game at the level of their ejection and all other games in between. 1. BOYS: Any player ejected for accumulation of personal fouls will sit out one (1) game. Any player or coach ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior or violent conduct will sit out two (2) games. 2. GIRLS: Any player ejected for accumulation of two (2) yellow cards in one game will sit out one (1) game. Any player or coach given a red card for unsportsmanlike behavior or violent conduct will sit out two (2) games.

POST-SEASON COMPETITION:

A. Each Area will select its two representatives for the state tournament by April 22, 2006, based on regular season play. The state tournament will be completed by May 6, 2006.

B. If championship matches end with a tie score, the rulebook procedure for breaking that tie is followed (see Lacrosse Section J).

C. Admission must be charged for all playoff games and the admission fee is $7.00.

D. Finances: 1. The GHSA will receive 12% of the gross gate receipts. 2. Officials will be paid out of the gate receipts. 3. Any remaining receipts will be shared by the participating teams. 4. Host school(s) will be responsible for security, facility fees, maintenance costs, etc., and these expenses will not be taken out of gate receipts.

E. The GHSA Coordinator for Lacrosse is Jay Watts, Westminster School (404-609-6276 or e-mail at [email protected]).

F. Brackets for the State Tournament will be mailed to the participating teams.

SECTION 9 RIFLERY

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Air riflery is a state championship co-ed event open to GHSA schools of all classifications. 1. Each school desiring to participate in riflery must file its intent by April 1, of the preceeding school year by filing the form found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.” 140 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. Following notification of entry, each school will be assigned to an Area for competition that will be overseen by an Area chairperson. Teams will be notified of squading when the total number of teams entering have been determined. 3. Contestants in riflery must be certified as being eligible through the GHSA Office. 4. The first date for riflery practice is August 15, 2005, and the first date of competition is October 3, 2005. The end of riflery season is May 31, 2006. 5. Schools may enter invitational competitions using small bore (.22) rifles. 6. JROTC programs may use school rifle team members in JROTC program competitive events. The athletes must be currently enrolled in JROTC and be entered as a JROTC unit and not as a school team. 7. Individual rifle athletes may compete in non-GHSA events as long as they do not represent their school, do not wear a school uniform, and are not coached by their high school coach (“unattached competitor”).

B. The latest edition of the “NATIONAL STANDARD THREE-POSITION AIR RIFLE RULES” (cost $2.00, published by the National Three-Position Air Rifle Council, Camp Perry, P. O. Box 576, Port Clinton, OH 43452 - also available on website: http://www.odcmp.com/3P.htm for precision air rifle will govern all GHSA matches except the following: 1. The course of fire will be the team event 4x3x10. All matches will be shoulder to shoulder. Postal matches will not be accepted. Team members will be distributed equally between relays if more than one relay is used. 2. Except at the State Championship and Sectional competitions, the coach may assist team members (without disturbing other shooters), but may not physically assist the shooters in loading, cocking or adjusting the sights. 3. The "pair" referred to in National Standard Rule 8.2 will consist of a scorer from each team if outside scorers with no interest in the outcome are not used. 4. The amount of protest period time (Rule 9.1) should be established by each Rifle Area prior to start of season or agreed upon by both coaches prior to the beginning of the match. 5. Clear Barrel Indicators (CBIs) will be in all rifles when not firing. They will be inserted in the rifle when taken out of storage or cases. The CBI must visibly extend beyond both ends of the barrel when installed. The CBIs may be removed when the preparation and changeover phases begin. They will be reinserted after each position stage. CBIs must be inserted anytime someone goes forward of the firing line or removes the rifle from the firing line.

C. Each Area shall draw up schedules for each team in the Area. 1. Each Area schedule must be filed with the GHSA Office. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 141 2. The home or host schools should fax or e-mail team and individual scores to the area chairperson by the next day after completion of the match. 3. Four competitors comprise a rifle team and will be used for post season competition. Areas may organize their competitions as they elect in regard to the number of team members involved as long as the top four (4) scores count toward the school's team score. 4. Standings will be determined by won-loss results. A team may compete against only one other team in a given regular season match. Ties will be broken using National Standard Rule 8.4. If tie breaking rules are exhausted and the match is still tied, the match will be scored as a tie and each team credited with one-half win and one-half loss. In cases of identical won-loss records, the results of their season competition against each other will determine standings. If still tied then a shoot-off match will be held if necessary to determine seedings for the Sectional. 5. Before the start of the regular season, the Area will establish structure for determining Area winners and Sectional seedings. The Area will also appoint an appeals committee to handle appeals in area playoff competitions. NOTE: Decisions by the Area Appeals Committee may be appealed to the Executive Director when it is believed that region procedures have been violated. 6. Area competition must be completed by March 17, 2006.

SECTIONAL COMPETITION:

A. The first four teams (four member teams) in each Area will advance to the Sectionals to be fired on March 23, 2006, or earlier if agreed upon by both Area chairpersons involved. The Area chairperson of the top two seeded teams in his/her area will coordinate the matches and report the results to both the State Director and to the GHSA Office not later than March 24, 2006. The sixteen (16) teams winning the Sectionals qualify for the State Championship competition. Sectional schedule is as follows:

Area 1 #1 (home) vs Area 2 #4 Area 1 #2 (home) vs Area 2 #3 Area 2 #1 (home) vs Area 1 #4 Area 2 #2 (home) vs Area 1 #3 Area 3 #1 (home) vs Area 4 #4 Area 3 #2 (home) vs Area 4 #3 Area 4 #1 (home) vs Area 3 #4 Area 4 #2 (home) vs Area 3 #3 Area 5 #1 (home) vs Area 7 #4 Area 5 #2 (home) vs Area 7 #3 Area 6 #1 (home) vs Area 8 #4 Area 6 #2 (home) vs Area 8 #3 Area 7 #1 (home) vs Area 5 #4 Area 7 #2 (home) vs Area 5 #3 Area 8 #1 (home) vs Area 6 #4 Area 8 #2 (home) vs Area 6 #3

STATE COMPETITION:

A. Area chairpersons must report Sectional winners and all individual qualifiers by March 24, 2006, to both the State Director and to the GHSA Office. Teams and all qualifying individuals must be reported for them to compete in the State Championship. Each of the participating schools teams will enter a four member team with all shooters' scores to count for the total team score. These four individuals also qualify for the state 142 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION individual competition. All other GHSA competitors firing a 290 or better in a regular season GHSA Area rifle match or in the Sectional also qualify for the state individual competition if their team does not qualify. Schools with more than four competitors with the 290 or better qualification may use four of these competitors as a team plus their additional qualifiers may compete for the individual championship.

B. Finals procedures will be used in determining the state individual standings but will have no effect on team standings. Finals will begin approximately 30 minutes after the end of the regular state competition.

C. The State Riflery Championship will be held on April 1, 2006 at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA. The GHSA State Coordinator and State Meet Director for Rifley is Major Larry Pendergrass (retired) - 770-922-7871; home address: 3593 Limberlost Trail, Stockbridge, GA 30281; email address: [email protected]

SECTION 10 SOCCER

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Soccer is a state championship event for boys and girls played in the Spring season with the following classification structure: Class AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA/A NOTE: Schools participating in Fall or Winter Soccer must file eligibility reports on the students, and coaches must attend GHSA Rules Clinics.

B. All soccer games will be played according to the rules published by the National Federation, and all National Federation recommendations for “State Adoption” have been adopted by the GHSA.

C. Notification of entry in Soccer must be filed in writing with the GHSA Office no later than April 1, for the upcoming school year so that teams may be placed into Areas for competition.

D. The number of soccer games allowed (not including state tournaments) shall be eighteen (18). If a region/area chooses to play a region/area tournament, those games must be included as part of the 18-game total allowed.

E. The season shall begin with practices commencing no earlier than January 30, 2006, and the first competition being scheduled no earlier than February 13, 2006. 1. One week conditioning will be allowed beginning on January 23, 2006. 2. There shall be no interscholastic practices or scimmages with the exception of a preseason jamboree. 3. The season shall end when a school, having completed its regular- GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 143 season schedule, is eliminated from post-season competition or wins the State Championship.

F. A PRESEASON ROUND ROBIN JAMBOREE may be played on either of the two weekends (Fridays or Saturdays) prior to the GHSA designated first game date of the season. A school may participate in only one Jamboree. This will be the only type of interscholastic practice or scrimmage that is allowed. 1. A jamboree shall include four (4) teams only. 2. Each team will play a 30-minute half against the three (3) opponents. 3. Participants have the right to make modifications in the rules of play to suit the training needs of the participants. 4. It will be considered a preseason event and will not count against the participants' records. 5. Host team may charge admission and gate receipts will be equally divided among the participating schools. Concessions and parking receipts belong to the host school. 6. Officials associations will be paid $150.00 for a jamboree.

G. All GHSA varsity soccer games shall be played with one or more officially- dressed officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials.

H. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later. 1. For evening games, a single game must start no later than 7:30 p.m. 2. For evening games, a double-header must start no later than 6:00 p.m.

I. Teams arriving late for a contest by thirty (30) minutes or more shall forfeit the game, and shall pay the officials unless prior arrangements are made in a timely manner, and both teams agree to start the game late or reschedule it. Consideration will also be given to emergency situations over which the traveling school has no control. The host school has the responsibility of notifying the officials of these changes.

J. A student may not participate in more than three (3) halves of soccer per day. 1. B-Team matches are limited to 35-minute halves. 2. 8th-grade team matches are limited to 25-minute halves.

K. During regular season competition played between teams of different classifications, there will be no overtime procedure invoked when regulation play ends with a tie score, unless both coaches agree and inform the game officials prior to the start of the game. During regular season competition between schools in the same classification, and during region and state playoff competition, the overtime precedure listed below with be invoked: 1. The overtime will consist of two (2) five-minute periods. 2. If the score remains tied following the overtime periods, a “shootout” of penalty kicks will determine the winner. 144 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 3. A coin toss shall take place to determine which team will put the ball in play for the first overtime period.

L. In accordance with the National Federation allowance for a state adoption (Rule 7-2), when there is a competitive imbalance between the teams, the game will be shortened as follows: 1. If a team is ten (10) or more goals down at the midpoint of the first half, that will be considered the end of the half, and the teams will play a twenty (20) minute second half. 2. If a team is ten (10) or more goals behind at halftime, the second half will be restricted to twenty (20) minutes. 3. When a team is fifteen (15) or more goals behind in the second half, the game will be terminated.

M. In accordance with By-Law 2.53, soccer coaches will be required to attend a GHSA rules clinic. Failure to do so will result in a $50.00 fine for the school for each coach who does not attend.

N. See By-law 2.72-d2, for sit-out rules for penalties in Soccer.

REGION/AREA COMPETITION:

A. Region or Area Tie-Breaking Procedure (to use for seeding purposes): 1. Record against all teams in the Area. 2. Winning team in head-to-head competition between schools that are tied. 3. Goals allowed in head-to-head competition between schools that are tied. 4. Goal differential in head-to-head competition between schools that are tied (maximum of three (3) goals per game). 5. Goals allowed in all Area games 6. Goal differential in all Area games (maximum of three (3) goals per game). 7. Percentage of wins in all games with teams in the same classification.

B. If Region/Areas sub-divide into Sub-Regions/Sub-Areas, then the same tie-breaking procedures (B1 through B7) should be used substituting the word “Sub-Area” for “Area.”

C. For Area and State competition, if the score is still tied at the end of the second overtime period, the penalty kick procedure will be used to determine the winner with the exception of the State Championship game in which case there will only be two five-minute overtime periods with no penalty kicks. If the score is still tied after two overtime periods there will be State co-champions.

D. Financial procedures for all Area playoffs will be the same as for the State competition, except for admission fees. The admission fees for State playoffs begin immediately after Area winners are determined. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 145 E. PENALTY KICK PROCEDURE: The teams will go into a penalty kick “shootout” immediately after the two (2) five-minute overtime procedure has taken place, if a tie score still exists. 1. The head referee shall choose the goal at which the penalty kicks will be taken. 2. Each coach will select any five eligible players (including goal- keeper) to take the kicks. 3. A coin toss shall be held with the team winning the toss having the choice of kicking first or last. 4. Teams will alternate kickers, and there is no follow-up on the kicks. 5. The defending team may change goalkeepers prior to each kick. 6. Following the five (5) kicks from each team, the teams with the greater number of successful kicks will be given one (1) point and declared the winner. 7. If the same number of penalty kicks are successful for each team, each coach will select five (5) different eligible players who will kick in a “sudden victory” situation. NOTE: Each team will have an opportunity to kick in each round of the “sudden victory” situation. 8. If there is no “sudden victory” after the five (5) kicks, keep repeating the process until a winner is determined.

STATE COMPETITION:

A. Four teams from each Region/Area in each classification (AAAAA, AAAA, AAA and AA/A) will advance to the state tournament. 1. Region/Area winners must be determined by April 22, 2006. 2. It is the responsibilities of the host team are to furnish game balls beyond those furnished by the GHSA 3. In the event that two schools involved can not agree on the arrangements for the series (dates, times, etc.) the GHSA Executive Director will make a ruling to cover the situation. 4. In all rounds, the higher seeded team will host, unless the competing teams have the same seeding. In that case, the (H) printed on the bracket will designate the host team.

B. Finances - including Area playoffs and state series: 1. The GHSA will receive 12% of the gross gate receipts. 2. For region/area tournament games, the host school is responsible for paying officials out of gate receipts. For state tournament games, a pre-set amount for game officials fees will be returned to the GHSA office, along with the 12% of gross gate receipts,and the GHSA office will be responsible for paying the officials. 3. The visiting team shall be paid $.50 per mile (one way) for travel. 4. After these three expenses are paid the schools involved will share the remaining gate receipts equally. 5. The host school is responsible for security, facility fees, maintenance costs, etc., and these expenses shall not be taken out of gate receipts. 146 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION C. Admission must be charged at all playoff games. Region/Area (AA/A) can set the admission fee for their playoffs. Beginning immediately after Area winners are determined, fees for state playoff games are $7.00 for adults, and $5.00 for students high school and under, for pre-sale only when applicable. When pre-sale is not applicable, all fees at the gate will be $7.00. (See Region/Area Competition, item D)

D. In order to host a state playoff game, the following site requirements must be met: 1. Seating requirements (seats at 24 inches each): A: 700, AA: 700, AAA: 700, AAAA: 1000, AAAAA - 1400 2. Adequate restroom facilities must be provided 3. Dressing area must be provided for the visiting team Host sites for State Championships (boys and girls) are subject to approval of the GHSA Executive Director.

E. In the post-season tournaments, it is necessary to have team benches located on the same side of the field. This will be true even in situations where fans are kept on opposite sides of the field.

F. The Soccer playoff brackets for 2006 are as follows: GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 147 State Soccer Tournament Boys and Girls - AAAAA and AAAA and AAA and AA/A

AAAAA and AAAA Dates: 1st.. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 4th. Rd. Finals 4th. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 1st. Rd. B: 4/26 B: 5/2 B: 5/5 B: 5/9 May 12 B: 5/9 B: 5/5 B: 5/2 B: 4/26 G: 4/27 G: 5/3 G: 5/6 G: 5/10 May 13 G: 5/10 G: 5/6 G: 5/3 G: 4/27

AAA and AA/A Dates: 1st.. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 4th. Rd. Finals 4th. Rd. 3rd. Rd. 2nd. Rd. 1st. Rd. B: 4/28 B: 5/2 B: 5/5 B: 5/9 May 12 B: 5/9 B: 5/5 B: 5/2 B: 4/28 G: 4/29 G: 5/3 G: 5/6 G: 5/10 May 13 G: 5/10 G: 5/6 G: 5/3 G: 4/29

Reg. 1 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4

Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

Reg. 5 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 6 - #4 Reg. 4 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3

(H)

Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 1 - #4 Reg. 7 - #4

Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3 (H) (H) Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3

In all rounds the higher seeded team will host, unless the competing teams are tied. In that case, the (H) printed in the playoff brackets will be the host school. 148 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 11 SOFTBALL Slow Pitch and Fast Pitch

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Softball is a state championship event in both slow pitch and fast pitch. 1. SLOW PITCH softball is organized on an Area basis in one Classi- fication for all teams. 2. FAST PITCH softball is organized on a Region basis in five Classi- fications of AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, and A.

B. All softball games will be played by the slow pitch or fast pitch rules as published by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

C. Notification of entry in slow pitch softball must be filed in writing with the GHSA Office no later than April 1, for the upcoming school year, so that teams may be placed into Areas for competition. 1. Schools are allowed to field both a slow pitch and a fast pitch team, but participants may not play on the school's slow pitch team and the fast pitch team in the same season. 2. The slow pitch season and the fast pitch season run concurrently.

D. The number of softball games allowed (not including region or state tournaments) shall be: 16 games plus one (1) tournament; OR 14 games plus two (2) tournaments; OR 12 games plus three (3) tournaments. 1. Invitational tournaments shall be structured so that no school will play more than seven (7) games in that tournament. 2. Schools may not enter any softball tournament other than the region tournament or state elimination series unless such tournament has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director.

E. The season shall begin with practices commencing no earlier than July 25, 2005 (see No. 1 below), and the first competition being scheduled no earlier than August 8, 2005. 1. Teams are allowed to attend camps during the week of football practice in shorts in July. 2. A school shall not allow its softball team to engage in an interscholastic practice and/or scrimmage game. 3. An interscholastic practice game is an eligibility violation. 4. The softball season ends when a school is eliminated from post- season competition, or wins the State Championship.

F. All varsity softball games shall be played with officially-dressed umpires who are registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials. 1. The assignment of officials for regular-season games, invitational tournaments, and sub-region and region tournaments will be made by the GHSA office. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 149 (a) The GHSA will assign one or more associations to each school for their games. (b) The school and the local association(s) will sign a contract for the games that are assigned.

G. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m., or later.

H. The following rule “State Adoptions” have been approved for GHSA play in softball: 1. In SLOW PITCH softball, the use of the “extra player” is allowed. 2. In SLOW PITCH softball, the 11” softball will be used as well as all field adjustments that are mandatory with that ball. (a) bases are set at 65’ apart (b) the pitching plate is set at 50’ from home plate 3. In FAST PITCH AND SLOW PITCH softball, the game will end when: (a) a team has completed three turns at bat and is 15 runs behind. (b) a team has completed five or more turns at bat and is 10 runs behind. 4. In FAST PITCH softball, the courtesy runner rule has been adopted. NOTE: Participation as a courtesy runner does not constitute entry into the game, and does not count as a game played. 5. In any softball game, the use of a double first base is allowed. 6. In any softball game, the suspended game rule will be used. (a) When a game is stopped before it becomes a legal game, it is considered to be “no contest” and any replay will begin from the first inning. (b) When a game is stopped after it becomes a legal game and a winner can be determined, the game is completed. (c) When a game is stopped after it becomes a legal game and a winner can not be determined, any replay will begin from the point of interruption. 7. Termination of the game due to weather, unplayable conditions, or mechanical malfunctions: (a) The umpires may halt play for up to one (1) hour when conditions do not allow play to continue. 1. The one-hour interruption(s) is cumulative 2. The game must be terminated when the one-hour time period has elapsed. 3. The one-hour period does not include time needed to prepare the field for the resumption of play. (b) Umpires must wait for at least 30 minutes before terminating a game. 8. In any softball game, if a team does not show up within 30 minutes of the scheduled game time, a forfeit shall be declared unless the delay unavoidable. In emergency situations, the game may be started late, or may be rescheduled. 150 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 9. In Fast Pitch Softball, the tie-breaker procedure for extra-inning games will be used. Procedure: At the beginning of the eighth inning (and all subsequent half-innings), the player who was the last batter in the previous inning is placed on second base and regular rules apply thereafter. The game continues until a winner is determined.

AREA TOURNAMENTS:

A. FAST PITCH: Each region will determine its teams advancing to the Sectional Tournament no later than October 15, 2005, with the top four teams advancing to the sectionals in each classification. Teams advancing to the sectionals must be submitted to the GHSA office no later than October 17, 2005.

B. SLOW PITCH: Areas winners must be determined no later than October 22, 2005. The are no Sectional Tournaments in slow pitch. The top two teams from each Area will advance to the State Tournament

C. The dates, times and sites for Region/Area tournaments will be determined by each Region/Area and must be submitted to the GHSA office no later than October 3, 2005.

D. Admission charges for Area tournaments will be set by schools in that Area, and 5% of the gross gate receipts will be sent to the GHSA.

STATE TOURNAMENTS (SECTIONALS AND FINALS):

A. Fast Pitch Sectional tournaments will be held on October 21 and 22, 2005. The state finals will be held on October 27-29, 2005, at the Columbus Sports Complex in Columbus, Georgia. 1. All state tournaments will have a double-elimination format. 2. Four (4) teams from each Fast Pitch Sectional Tournament will advance to the state finals. 3. SLOW PITCH and FAST PITCH finals will be held at the same site.

B. Finances for the state tournaments are handled as follows: 1. The admission price per day is $7.00 for adults, and $5.00 for student high school and under for pre-sale only if applicable. 2. Each team is allowed free entrance for up to 20 players, managers and bench personnel. Schools desiring more than this number to be admitted, must pay the admission price. Only GHSA and valid media passes will be honored. 3. Teams are responsible for their own travel and housing expenses, but housing will be arranged by the Columbus Sports Council. 4. Media personnel will be admitted free on GHSA media credentials. 5. The GHSA will receive 12% of the gross gate receipts at all state tournaments. The remainder of the gate receipts will be used to pay expenses, and then the schools involved will share any remaining receipts according to the number of games played in the tournaments. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 151 C. All umpires and scorers will be provided by the GHSA.

D. Times posted with the brackets are approximate. Teams should be ready to take the field for play at the time indicated for each game. 1. The top team in each bracket uses the first base dugout unless a team is playing consecutive games on the same field. 2. The home team will be determined for each game with a coin toss. 3. Lineups should be submitted to the official scorer at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. 4. Teams may not use game fields for batting practice.

E. Fences will be set at uniform distances in all state tournaments. 1. In SLOW PITCH, outfield fences will be set at 250’ from home plate. 2. In FAST PITCH, outfield fences will be set at 200’ from home plate.

F. The playoff brackets for the Fast Pitch Sectional and State Tournaments are listed on the following pages. NOTE: Brackets for the Slow Pitch State Tournaments will be mailed to the participating schools. 152 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL SECTIONALS - AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A (Areas 1-4) October 21-22, 2005 AAAAA (Regions 1-4) Hamilton Complex, Tifton AAAA (Regions 1-4) Diamond Lakes,Augusta AAA (Regions 1-4) Southern Pines, Dublin AA (Regions 1-4) Paulson Complex, Savannah A (Regions 1-4) Freedom Park, Valdosta Reg. 1 - Team 1 Fri. 4:00 1 Reg. 2 - Team 4 Fri. 8:00 13 Reg. 3 - Team 2 Fri. 4:00 2 Reg. 4 - Team 3 POSITION A Sat. 2:00 21 Reg. 4 - Team 2 Fri. 4:00 3 Reg. 3 - Team 3

Fri. 8:00 14 Reg. 2 - Team 1 Fri. 4:00 4 Reg. 1 - Team 4

Reg. 3 - Team 1 Fri. 6:00 5 Reg. 4 - Team 4

Fri. 8:00 15 Reg. 1 - Team 2 Fri. 6:00 6 Reg. 2 - Team 3 POSITION F Sat. 2:00 22 Reg. 2 - Team 2 Fri. 6:00 7 Reg. 1 - Team 3

Fri. 8:00 Reg. 4 - Team 1 16 Fri. 6:00 8 Reg. 3 - Team 4 Loser 15 Loser 21 Loser 1 Sat. 12:00 Sat. 5:00 17 POSITION G Sat. 10:00 9 25 Loser 2 Sat. 2:00 23 Loser 16 Loser 3 Sat. 12:00 18 Sat. 10:00 10 Loser 4 Loser 13 Loser 22 Loser 5 Sat. 12:00 Sat. 5:00 19 POSITION D Sat. 10:00 11 26 Loser 6 Sat. 2:00 24 Loser 14 Loser 7 Sat. 12:00 20 Sat. 10:0012 Loser 8 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 153

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL SECTIONALS - AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A (Areas 5-8) October 21-22, 2005 AAAAA (Regions 5-8) Hobgood Complex, Woodstock AAAA (Regions 5-8) Lovejoy Regional Park, Hampton AAA (Regions 5-8) Central Park, Cumming AA (Regions 5-8) Alto Park, Rome A (Regions 5-8) Lovejoy Regional Park, Hampton Reg. 5 - Team 1 Fri. 4:00 1 Reg. 6 - Team 4 Fri. 8:00 13 Reg. 7 - Team 2 Fri. 4:00 2 Reg. 8 - Team 3 POSITION E Sat. 2:00 21 Reg. 8 - Team 2 Fri. 4:00 3 Reg. 7 - Team 3

Fri. 8:00 14 Reg. 6 - Team 1 Fri. 4:00 4 Reg. 5 - Team 4

Reg. 7 - Team 1 Fri. 6:00 5 Reg. 8 - Team 4 Fri. 8:00 15 Reg. 5 - Team 2 Fri. 6:00 6 Reg. 6 - Team 3 22 POSITION B Sat. 2:00 Reg. 6 - Team 2 Fri. 6:00 7 Reg. 5 - Team 3

Fri. 8:00 Reg. 8 - Team 1 16 Fri. 6:00 8 Reg. 7 - Team 4 Loser 15 Loser 21 Loser 1 Sat. 12:00 17 Sat. 5:00 POSITION C Sat. 10:00 9 25 Loser 2 Sat. 2:00 23 Loser 16 Loser 3 Sat. 12:00 18 Sat. 10:00 10 Loser 4 Loser 13 Loser 22 Loser 5 Sat. 12:00 Sat. 5:00 19 POSITION H Sat. 10:00 11 26 Loser 6 Sat. 2:00 24 Loser 14 Loser 7 Sat. 12:00 20 Sat. 10:00 12 Loser 8 154 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL - FINALS - AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 27-29, 2005 Columbus Softball Complex GAME TIMES: AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Thursday: Game #1 4:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm noon noon Team A Game #2 4:00 2:00 2:00 noon noon Game #3 4:00 2:00 2:00 noon noon Game 1 - Game #4 4:00 2:00 2:00 noon noon Thurs. Game #5 6:00 6:00 6:00 4:00 4:00 Game #6 6:00 6:00 6:00 4:00 4:00 Team H Friday: Game 5 - Game #7 11 am 11 am 9 am 9 am 9 am Thurs. Game #8 11 am 11 am 9 am 9 am 9 am Team B Game #9 3:00 3:00 1:00 11 am 11 am Game #10 3:00 3:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 Game 2 - Game #11 7:00 7:00 5:00 1:00 1:00 Thurs. Game #12 7:00 7:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 Team G Saturday: Game 11 - Game #13 10 am 9 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 10 am Game #14 noon 11 am 11:30am 11:30am noon Team E Fri. Game #15 2:00 1:00 1:30 1:30 2:00 Game 3 - Thurs. Team D Game 6 - Team F Thurs. Game 4 - Game 14 - Winner Thur. Sat. Team C

LOSERS' BRACKET

Loser 11 Loser 6 Winner Loser 1 Game 9 - Game 13 - Game 7 - Fri. Sat. Fri. Game 15 - Loser 2 Game 12 - Fri. Sat. Loser 5 Loser of 14 Loser 3 Game 10 - if 1st Loss Game 8 - Fri. Fri. Loser 4 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 155 SECTION 12 SWIMMING

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Swimming is a classified event with two state championships (AAAAA and the combined AAAA/AAA/AA/A). 1. Boys and girls compete for separate championships in each class. 2. The first date for swimming practice is October 24, 2005, and the first date for competition is November 14, 2005. 3. The maximum number of contests for swimming is ten (10) exclusive of the state meet. 4. Only one meet may be held per week on a night preceding a school day. A night meet is defined as beginning at 6:00 p.m., or later. 5. The swimming season ends for a team or individual when that team or individual either does not qualify for the state meet or has completed competition at the State Meet.

B. The National Federation Swimming Rules shall be the official rules for all GHSA competitions with the exception of any special regulations found in this section.

C. In those school systems where facilities are limited and one coach is hired to coach more than one high school team, or coaches from several schools use the same facility, the gathering of these students for practice purposes will not violate GHSA regulations. Competitions between schools during these practice sessions must be avoided unless they are counted within the number of allowable contests.

D. Each school with participating student(s) must have a school representative present at all GHSA meets.

E. ORDER OF EVENTS: (boys events precede girls events) 1. 200-yard Medley Relay 2. 200-yard Freestyle 3. 200-yard individual Medley 4. 50-yard Freestyle 5. 100-yard Butterfly 6. 100-yard Freestyle 7. 500-yard Freestyle 8. 200-yard Freestyle Relay 9. 100-yard Backstroke 10. 100-yard Breaststroke 11. 400-yard Freestyle Relay 156 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE MEET (GENERAL INFORMATION):

A. In order to participate in the State Swimming and Diving Meet: 1. A participant must qualify at a meet governed by National Federation and GHSA Rules. 2. Qualifying times are listed at the end of this section, and entry deadlines must be met. 3. Proof of performance for swimming must be verified by two GHSA coaches who are in attendance at that meet.

B. All eligible relay swimmers must be listed on the entry form. It shall not count as an entry unless the competitor actually competes in the event. Any individual listed on the entry form may swim in the prelims, swim-offs, and/or finals provided he does not exceed the permitted entries for the meet.

C. Qualifying standards for the State Meet will be established by the GHSA Executive Director.

D. A coaches’ meeting will be held at the site preceding both the diving competition and the swimming competition.

E. Only the coaches/faculty members listed on the entry form will have access to the pool deck.

F. Rules and Restrictions for Meet Entries: 1. A school may enter only one (1) relay team per event. 2. A school may not have more than four (4) entries in an event in which the contestants compete as individuals. 3. A contestant may enter a maximum of four (4) events, no more than two (2) of which may be individual events.

G. No points will be allowed to a swimmer or relay team if the qualifying standard for that event is not met or bettered in either the prelims or the finals. No team points will be awarded to divers if they do not equal or better the qualifying point total for eleven (11) dives.

H. Reservation of seating space for spectators is not allowed.

I. The State Diving Championships will be held on February 8-9, 2006, and the State Swimming Championships will be held February 9-11, 2006 at The Westminster Schools, Atlanta.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 1. Wednesday, February 8 1:00 p.m. Diving - AAAA/AAA/AA/A 2. Thursday, February 9 10:00 a.m. Diving - AAAAA 5:00 p.m. Prelims for AAAAA 3. Friday, February 10 5:00 p.m. Prelims for AAAA/AAA/AA/A 4. Saturday, February 11 1:00 p.m. Finals - AAAAA 6:00 p.m. Finals - AAAA/AAA/AA/A GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 157 J. Team championships will be determined by scoring sixteen (16) places as noted in the National Federation Swimming Rule Book. The top eight (1-8) qualifiers will compete in the finals, and the next eight (9-16) will compete in the consolation heat.

K. The lead-off 50-yard Freestyle swimmer in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, and the lead-off 100-yard Freestyle swimmer in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay will be considered for State records in their respective events. NOTE: If the relay team is disqualified for any reason, the lead-off time will not count for qualifying or for a state record.

L. Admission fee for the GHSA State Swimming and Diving Championship is $7.00 per day, or, 2 days for $10.00, 3 days for $15.00, 4 days for $20.00.

STATE MEET (QUALIFICATION):

DIVING

A. The original dive sheet must be submitted using the National Federation 11-dive form or a legible copy of the qualifying diving score sheet (also known as the proof of performance sheet. 1) The proper form must be submitted to the GHSA office within one week of the performance. 2) If that submission is approved, it becomes the official diving entry for the state meet. 3) Qualifying may only be done through an 11-dive format with both point score and degree of difficulty made at the same event. 4) The proof of performance sheet must be filled out completely, including: a) all the judges’ scores. b) signed by the meet referee, the diver, and the school coach. c) the school coach’s phone number and email address.

B. Only one Proof of Performance diving sheet per diver may be submitted to the GHSA office. 1) No computer generated forms will be accepted. 2) If the Proof of Performance is accepted, the diver’s name will appear on the GHSSCA web site. 3) No point total will be listed on the web site for a qualified diver. 4) If the Proof of Performance is not approved, the school may appeal to the GHSA.

C. The deadline for submitting diving performances accomplished the final week of the season is 4:00 p.m., on Monday of the State Diving Meet. 1) Only those performances accomplished within one week of the deadline will be accepted. 2) Any earlier performances should have been submitted within a week of their occurrences. 3) No competitions occurring after the deadline for submission of Proof of Performance sheets for diving shall be accepted for qualification to the State Meet. 158 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION D. Girl’s minimum degree of difficulty for optional dives shall be 11.5, and 270 points in an invitational meet using the 11-dive list.

E. Boy’s minimum degree of difficulty for optional dives shall be 12.0, and 270 points in an invitational meet using the 11-dive list.

DIVING PARTICIPATION:

A. To prepare for the Diving competition, a dive list for the State meet must be submitted to the GHSA office by 4:00 p.m., on Monday the week of the State Meet. NOTE: This is not the Proof of Performance sheet, but is the list of dives that a diver intends to perform in the state meet – when approved for competition.

B. The dive list must be submitted on the National Federation 11-dive form provided in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.” This form must be filled out completely including: 1) Signatures of the diver and the school’s coach. 2) The phone number and email address of the school’s coach.

C. No changes will be made after 6:00 p.m., the day before the event and must be made at the championship venue.

D. The Meet Director for the State Diving Meet will have jurisdiction over the method of announcing the diving.

E. The Westminster pool will be available for diving practice from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 for AAAA/AAA/AA/A divers; and on Wednesday, February 8, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., for AAAAA divers.

F. ORDER OF EVENTS: 1) Boys will dive first in the odd-numbered years (2005, 2007). 2) Girls will dive first in the even-numbered years (2006, 2008).

STATE MEET (QUALIFICATION):

SWIMMING

A. To submit Proof of Performance and actual entries, detailed instructions are available from the Georgia High School Swimming Coaches Asso- ciation (GHSSCA) web site at www.ghssca.com. The software required for these tasks is available for downloading from the GHSSCA web site or from the Hy-Tek web site (www.hy-tekltd.com). 1) Coaches must submit the swimmer’s name, grade, school, and qualifying time within the proper time frame electronically. 2) Proof of Performance must be submitted within one week of the performance. 3) The deadline to submit the final Proof of Performance for meets held during the last week of the season will be at 4:00 p.m., on Monday of the week of the State Meet. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 159 4) Coaches shall electronically enter swimmers on the GHSSCA web site. All eligible relay swimmers must be listed on the State Meet entry form. It shall not count as an entry unless the swimmer actually competes in the event.

B. Swimming entries must be received at the host site no later than 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 1, 2006. If this deadline is not met, the school will not be allowed to compete. There are no further reminders given about this deadline.

C. Qualifying times are as follows: BOYS EVENTS GIRLS 1:52.00 200-yard Medley Relay 2:08.00 1:56.00 200-yard Freestyle 2:08.50 2:12.00 200-yard Individual Medley 2:24.00 :23.50 50-yard Freestyle :26.50 :58.00 100-yard Butterfly 1:05.00 :52.00 100-yard Freestyle :58.50 5:20.00 500-yard Freestyle 5:40.00 1:41.50 200-yard Freestyle Relay 1:54.00 1:00.00 100-yard Backstroke 1:06.00 1:08.50 100-yard Breaststroke 1:16.00 3:46.00 400-yard Freestyle Relay 4:14.00

SECTION 13 TENNIS GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Tennis is a team championship sport for boys and girls that is based on region play in all classifications.

B. All tennis matches will be played according to tennis rules published by the U. S. Tennis Association (USTA) unless otherwise specified by the Georgia High School Association.

1. The rules of the Georgia Tennis Association Handbook relating to lateness for a match will apply to GHSA matches. 2. There will be continuous play except that a coach may talk to players as they change ends of the court after a game, but the players must stay on the court. 3. In regular season, the 8-game Pro Set format is allowed. The host coach shall notify all opponents of the format to be used at least 24 hours before the competition. 8-Game Pro Set: First player to win 8 games by a margin of 2 games (ie, 8-5, 8-6, 9-7) wins the set - if score gets to 8-8, the tie-breaker as outlined in this section is used.

C. Tennis teams are restricted to no more than eighteen (18) varsity matches excluding region and state tournaments. The 18 matches are for the complete team (singles and doubles). There will be no singles tournaments allowed. 160 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1. Each match played in an invitational tournament or multiple match counts toward the maximum of eighteen (18). 2. No school shall enter any invitational tennis tournament unless such tournament has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director. 3. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later.

D. The first date of practice is January 30, 2006, and the first contest may be held no earlier than February 13, 2006. 1. There shall be no interscholastic practices and/or scrimmages. 2. The tennis season ends for a team when that team is eliminated from play in a post-season tournament, or wins the State Tournament.

E. The format for all GHSA tennis matches shall be three (3) singles matches and two (2) doubles matches. 1. A player may play in either one (1) singles match or one (1) doubles match. 2. No player is permitted to play in both a singles and a doubles match. 3. Substitution is not permitted once a match has begun. If any injury occurs during play that prevents a player from completing the match, that player defaults and the opponent is awarded the victory.

F. 12-Point Tie-Breaker for Singles (Team A vs B) 1. This is used when the score is tied 6-6 (or 8-8 in Pro-Set) in any set (1st, 2nd, or 3rd). 2. Player A serves the first point from the right service area. 3. Player B serves the second and third points from the left and right service areas respectively. 4. Player A serves the fourth and fifth points - again alternating the service areas. 5. Player B serves the next two points and ends of the court are changed between these two points. 6. Player A serves the eighth and ninth points. 7. After this, the serve is alternated on every two points. 8. If the tie-breaker ends with a 6-6 score, the players change ends of the court and alternate serves until one player is ahead by two (2) points - which gives that player a set victory of 7-6. 9. Players switch ends of the court after every six (6) points and at the end of the tie-breaker.

G. 12-Point Tie-Breaker for Doubles (Team A & B vs C & D) 1. Player A serves the first point from the right service area. 2. Player C serves the second and third points - alternating the service areas. 3. Player B serves the fourth and fifth points. 4. Player D serves the sixth and seventh points, and ends of the court are changed between the points. 5. After this, play continues with the same service rotation until one team has either won seven (7) of the first twelve (12) points, or a team established a two-point margin after twelve (12) points have been played. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 161 6. Teams change ends of court after every six (6) points and at the end of the tie-breaker.

REGION COMPETITION:

A. Each region will determine how it will choose its top four (4) teams. 1. The top 4 region representatives shall be determined no later than April 22, 2006. 2. The results must be submitted to the GHSA by 9:00 a.m. on April 24. 3. Five percent (5%) of the gross gate receipts (if admission is charged) will be sent to the GHSA, and then the region will decide how to handle expenses and disbursements.

B. Beginning at the region/sub-region tournament, based on the integrity of the coach, each coach will submit to the tournament director a roster listing the best singles players as 1, 2, and 3 in the proper position and the best doubles players in the 1 and 2 positions. This roster will be the lineup used in all tournament play thereafter. 1. Designate four (4) alternates. (a) Alternates may be used in either singles or doubles competitions, but the same player may not be used for both in the same round of competition. (b) Substitutions after sub-region or region competition must be made at the lowest level of single's play with all others moving to the higher level of competition. In double's competition, the alternate is placed in the open slot. (c) If original contestant(s) resumes play, everyone moves back to their original positions listed on the submitted roster. 2. A player listed as a single's player shall not switch over to double's competition, or vice-versa.

STATE TOURNAMENT:

A. The State Tournament is considered a continuation of the Region Tournament. 1. Tournaments will be held for both boys teams and girls teams in each classification. 2. Trophies shall be presented to the champions and runners-up in each classification - both boys and girls. 3. In order to host a State Tournament match beyond the region level, the host school must have available a minimum of two (2) courts. Four (4) courts is preferable. 4. All State Tournament matches must be played on composition (hard) surfaces unless the competing schools agree to play on a non-composition surface prior to the matches. 5. The first round of the State Tournament will take place on the “home” courts of the higher seeded teams and must be completed no later than April 29, 2006. (a) Coaches will contact each other and set up an agreeable time and date. 162 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (b) In the event an agreement on time and date cannot be reached, the GHSA Executive Director will set the time and date. (c) The home team is responsible for reporting the winners and scores to the GHSA office by noon the day after the match. 7. On May 5-6, 2006 the Second Round and Quarterfinal Round will be held for both boys and girls for all classifications at four Sectional Sites around the state (see bracket for appropriate site). The order of competition at each Sectional site is as follows: Friday, May 5, Boys in Classes AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA and A: (1) 9:00 a.m. Class A and AA boys report to site (2) 10:00 a.m. Class AAA boys report to site (3) 10:45 a.m. Class AAAA boys report to site (4) 11:30 a.m. Class AAAAA boys report to site Saturday, May 6, Girls in Classes AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA and A: (1) 9:00 a.m. Class A and AA girls report to site (2) 10:00 a.m. Class AAA girls report to site (3) 10:45 a.m. Class AAAA girls report to site (4) 11:30 a.m. Class AAAAA girls report to site 8. On May 12-13, 2006 the State Semifinals and Finals will be held for both boys and girls for all classifications at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center. The order of competition is as follows: Friday, May 12, Class AAAAA and AAAA: (1) 9:00 a.m. Class AAAA boys and girls report to site (2) 10:00 a.m. Class AAAAA boys report to site (3) 10:45 a.m. Class AAAAA girls report to site Saturday, May 13, Class AAA, AA, and A: (1) 9:00 a.m. Class AAA boys and girls report to site (2) 10:00 a.m. Class A boys report to site (3) 10:45 a.m. Class A girls report to site (4) 11:30 a.m. Class AA boys report to site (5) 12:15 p.m. Class AA girls report to site

B. All team matches shall be the best three of five (3 singles/2 doubles) matches, with the 12-point tie-breaker being used. 1. A team winning three (3) of the five matches (3 singles/2 doubles) shall be the winner. 2. A team match is concluded as soon as three (3) points have been won.

C. Each team shall furnish five (5) cans of high-quality, heavy-duty tennis balls. 1. New balls will be used in the first team match. 2. After the team match, the losing team will keep the balls used in that match, and the winning team takes the unopened cans of balls to the next round of competition. 3. In the final match, the winner will be given the choice of the balls used in that match or the can of unopened balls. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 163 STATE TENNIS - 2006 BOYS - GIRLS - AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A 1st Round Sectionals Semifinals/Finals Sectionals 1st Round By April 29 May 5, 6 May 12-13 May 5, 6 By April 29 (Stone Mountain)

South Sectional "A" South Sectional "B" Reg. 1 - #1 (John D. Smith, Macon) (Bacon Park, Savannah) Reg. 4 - #1

Reg. 2 - #4 Reg. 3 - #4

Reg. 3 - #2 Reg. 2 - #2

Reg. 4 - #3 Reg. 1 - #3

Reg. 2 - #1 Reg. 3 - #1

Reg. 1 - #4 Reg. 4 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 4 - #2 Reg. 1 - #2

Reg. 3 - #3 Reg. 2 - #3

(H)

North Sectional "C" North Sectional "D" Reg. 5 - #1 (Peachtree City) (Stone Mountain) Reg. 8 - #1

Reg. 6 - #4 Reg. 7 - #4

Reg. 8 - #2 Reg. 5 - #2

Reg. 7 - #3 Reg. 6 - #3

(H) (H) Reg. 6 - #1 Reg. 7 - #1

Reg. 5 - #4 Reg. 8 - #4 (H) (H) Reg. 7 - #2 Reg. 6 - #2

Reg. 8 - #3 Reg. 5 - #3

In the First Round, the higher seeded team will host. In case of a rain-out after the first round, the higher seeded team, or the (H) printed in the brackets if the teams are equal seeds, will be the host school if separate sites are used. 164 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 14 TRACK AND FIELD

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Track and Field is a team championship event for boys and girls that is based on region competition in all classifications.

B. All GHSA Track meets will be run in accordance with the rules published in the National Federation Track and Field and Cross Country Rule Book with any exceptions and/or adoptions noted in this section.

C. Track meet requirements: 1. The maximum number of meets for Track is ten (10), excluding Region and State Meets. 2. Track teams may compete in one (1) indoor meet, and this meet will not count as a part of the ten (10) meets allowed provided the meet is after the date for practice to begin and prior to the date to begin regular competition. 3. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day may be used with a meet starting at 6:00 p.m. or later.

D. The dates for Track and Field are as follows: 1. First Date for practice: Girls - January 23, 2006; Boys - January 30, 2006. 2. First Date for competition: Girls - February 13, 2006; Boys - February 20, 2006. 3. There will be no interscholastic practices or exhibition meets in Track. 4. The Track season ends for a team or individual when that team or individual is eliminated from competition in Region or State Meets, or wins the State Meet. 5. Individual athletes may run in non-GHSA events as long as they do not represent their school, do not wear the school uniform, and are not coached at the event by their high school coach (“unattached runner/competitor”).

E. Any meet involving four (4) or more schools must be approved by the GHSA Executive Director in accordance with the process described in By-Law 2.64 e.1.

F. A contestant in Track and Field may enter a maximum of both relays, and any one (1) of the combinations listed below. Competitors not on one or both relay teams are still restricted to one of the following combinations: 1. three (3) field events 2. two (2) field events and one (1) running event 3. one (1) field event and two (2) running events GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 165 4. relay teams for a school may be composed of any eligible student from that school, but after qualifying in the Region meet, there may be no change in the contestants of that team.

G. The following regulations apply to the Pole Vault event: 1. All GHSA schools competing in the pole vault event must meet the minimum NFHS regulations on the vaulting area, the plant box, the vaulting standards, the crossbar and the landing pads. Schools not able to meet these regulations are not allowed to practice or compete in the pole vault event. 2. A listing of approved schools has been established for the pole vault. Annually, those schools making changes in their pole vault equipment and/or facilities MUST report the changes to the GHSA office.

H. All competitors shall have legal uniforms. In relay races, each team member shall wear the same color and design of school uniform (singlet and shorts, speedsuits). Any visible shirt worn under the track jersey, and other visible apparel worn under the shorts, must be unadorned and of a single (same) color. Uniforms must be exactly the same per event. (EXAMPLE: all team members throwing the discus must have on the exact same uniform. All relay team members must have on the exact same uniform. But the discus and relay uniforms may be slightly different from each other.) No competitor may compete while wearing jewelry. This ban includes hair beads of any type.

I. Where non-standard hurdles are used, a contestant who knocks down more than three (3) hurdles is disqualified.

J. Those schools building new tracks or resurfacing an old one are suggested to insert metric measurements.

REGION COMPETITION:

A. Notification of intent to enter the boys and/or girls Region Track Meet must be filed in writing with the Region Secretary. The list of entries must be filed with the Region Secretary no later than ten (10) days prior to the Region Meet. Coaches may alter the list of entries up until the “Scratch Meeting” that precedes the Region Meet. No changes may be made after the Scratch Meeting.

B. The time schedule for the Region Meet shall be given to each school that is competing in the meet prior to the start of the Meet.

1. The Schedule for Boys Track (16 events) is in the following order: 400m Relay 3200m Run 1600m Run 1600m Relay 400m Dash Shot Put (12 lb.) 100m Dash High Jump 110m High Hurdles (39”) Long Jump 800 m Run Pole Vault 200m Dash Discus (3 lb., 9 oz.) 300m Intermediate Hurdles (36”) Triple Jump 166 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. The Schedule for Girls Track (16 events) is in the following order: 400m Relay 300m Low Hurdles (30”) 1600m Run 3200m Run 400m Dash 1600m Relay 100m Dash Shot Put (8 lb., 13 oz.) 100m Intermediate Hurdles (33”) Triple Jump 800m Run High Jump Discus (2 lb., 3.5 oz.) Long Jump 200 m Dash Pole Vault

3. Each school may have two (2) entries in each event.

4. Relay teams should list four (4) runners and two (2) alternates. (a) No replacements may be made after the “Scratch Meeting” preceding competition. (b) Any four (4) of the six (6) listed may run in the event, but after qualifying trials in a Region Meet have been run, there may be no changes in the contestants on a team. (c) Schools with two (2) qualifying teams in the same relay may not list competitors on one team as alternates on the other team, nor may the same alternates be listed for both teams.

5. In Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, and Triple Jump, the giving of qualifying and final trials is optional. NOTE: The Region Executive Committee may institute a process in which each contestant has three (3) attempts and only the best attempt counts.

6. The top two (2) finishers in each event will advance to the State Meet.

C. Six (6) places shall be counted in Region Meets, with point totals counting as follows: First Place = 10 points Second Place = 8 points Third place = 6 points Fourth Place = 4 points Fifth Place = 2 points Sixth Place = 1 point

D. When there is a tie in a Region Meet, the points will be divided equally among the contestants who are tied.

E. When there is a tie in any event involving more contestants than the Region is entitled to enter in the State Meet, the contest must continue or be reheld until the representatives to the State Meet are determined, and no points be given for the continued or reheld contest.

STATE MEET:

A. The State Meet will be scheduled as announced prior to the event. 1. If weather conditions alter the schedule, night sessions may be held. 2. If weather conditions condense the schedule to a one-day meet, events may be run morning and/or evening. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 167 3. Preliminaries may be eliminated and finals held in any of the events provided that notice is given prior to the beginning of the meet. 4. In each preliminary running event (semi-finals) in each classification, there will be two (2) heats with the first four (4) finishers in each heat qualifying for the finals.

B. The top two (2) finishers in each Region Meet qualify for the State Meet in all classifications. 1. When a qualifier can not compete in the State Meet, the next competitor in the order of finish will be selected as a replacement. 2. All replacements must be made by the REGION SECRETARY only and reported to the GHSA Office no later than Noon two (2) days prior to the beginning of the State Meet. Girls: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Boys: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 3. Any contestant disqualified in a Region Meet may not participate in the State Meet in the event in which he/she was disqualified. 4. Relay teams should list four (4) runners and two (2) alternates. (a) No replacements may be made of the runners and alternates qualifying at the Region Meet. (b) Any four (4) of the six (6) listed may run in the event. (c) Schools with two qualifying teams in the same relay may not list competitors on one team as alternates on the other team, nor may the same alternates be listed for both teams.

C. Each contestant is requested to bring his/her own shot and discus. 1. Any legal shot or discus may be used after it has been checked for weight and legality at the field. 2. Any contestant may use any shot or discus that has passed the field inspection. 3. Rings for the shot and discus are concrete; therefore, rubber soled shoes must be worn. 4. The National Federation Track and Field Rule Book will be strictly enforced in regard to the time between jumps and throws.

D. At the State Meets (boys and girls), 40-degree throwing sectors will be used (Discus: Rule 6-4-5; Shot Put: Rule 6-5-1). Schools and Region hosts are encouraged to have the 40-degree sectors in place for the Region Meet.

E. The tracks and runways that are used for both State Meets are all-weather tracks. 1. Spikes on track shoes must not exceed the specified length(s) at each State Meet: Girls at Albany: 1/8” Boys at Jefferson: 1/4”

Shoes will be inspected before contestants are allowed on the track. 2. Spikes that have been cut off by individuals must be filed to a sharp point. Blunt spikes will not be allowed. 3. Replacement spikes will be sold at each state meet site. 4. Only the starting blocks furnished at the track may be used in the State Meets. 168 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION F. Six (6) places shall be counted in the State Meet, with point totals counting as follows: First Place = 10 points Second Place = 8 points Third place = 6 points Fourth Place = 4 points Fifth Place = 2 points Sixth Place = 1 point

G. In the State Meets, a tie shall stand, and the points shall be divided equally among the contestants who are tied.

H. Admission prices for the State Meet are $7.00

WHEELCHAIR TRACK AND FIELD:

1. All high school students with a permanent, physical disability may be eligible to participate on their school’s track and field team. These students will have the opportunity to compete in the 200 and 800 meter wheelchair races and the shot put. There will be two (2) divisions of competition in the shot put based upon the disability. 2. Students who participate must meet all GHSA eligibility requirements. 3. Students will be members of the school's track and field team and will compete at all the school’s meets (regardless of the number of wheelchair competitors). The athletes must complete in their school’s team uniform. The top eight (8) qualifiers over the entire track season in each event will advance to compete at the State Track Meet. 4. Wheelchair racers must use a racing wheelchair, gloves and a bicycle helmet that meets ANSI standards. In the shot put, the boys will use an 8-pound, 13-ounce shot while the girls will use a 6-pound shot. 5. Coaches must complete a required training course conducted by AAASP. 6. All times and distances are to be reported to [email protected] 7. For more information, see the contact data for AAASP on Page 13.

SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION:

GIRLS STATE MEET - ALL CLASSES Albany, Georgia - May 4, 5, 6, 2006

INFORMATION: 1. Notice to all Track coaches: (a) Contestants and coaches will enter and exit through the Pass Gate located at the West end of the stadium. (b) Coaches should pick up their information packets at the Information Table located near the Pass Gate. (c) An area will be designated for bus parking. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 169 (d) Dressing areas are available at the site. (e) If needed, a security room will be made available to store valuables in a team bag with the school's name visible. (f) Numbers and heat sheets can be picked up at the Information Booth. (g) Schools must comply with all NFHS rules regarding the uniforms of all competitors. (h) All teams are requested to bring a school banner or poster to display during the Opening Ceremonies in the “Parade of Athletes.” All contestants are invited and encouraged to participate in the parade.

2. For all events, the schedule and order of events listed in this section will be used. (a) In any running event in which qualifying heats are scheduled and there are eight or fewer entries, qualifying will be eliminated and all entries will qualify for the finals. (b) If any change in schedule becomes necessary due to weather conditions, the GHSA regulations will be followed.

3. Medals will be awarded for first and second places in each event, and trophies will be awarded to the schools that finish first and second in each classification.

4. EMS personnel will be available at the stadium to transport injured athletes if necessary.

SCHEDULE: SESSION I - Thursday, May 4 Qualifying Heats for Running Events - A, AA, AAAA Classifications Finals for 1600 Meter Run - AAA and AAAAA Classifications Finals for 3200 Meter Run - A, AA and AAAA Classifications The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAAA 4:00 pm 400 Meter Relays 4:25 pm 1600 Meter Run Finals (Class AAA, AAAAA) 5:10 pm 400 Meter Dash 5:40 pm 100 Meter Dash 6:10 pm 100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 6:45 pm 800 Meter Run 7:20 pm 200 Meter Dash 7:50 pm 300 Meter Low Hurdles 8:30 pm 3200 Meter Run Finals (Class A, AA, AAAA) 9:25 pm 1600 Meter Relay

SESSION II - Friday, May 5 Qualifying and Finals for all Field Events - All Classifications

9:00 am Shot Put AAA, Triple Jump AAAAA, Long Jump A, Discus A, Pole Vault AAAAA 170 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 10:30 am Shot Put AAAA, Triple Jump AA, Long Jump AAAA, Discus AA, High Jump - Pit 1 - AAAAA, Pit 2 - AA, Pole Vault A

12:00 pm Shot Put AAAAA, Triple Jump A, Long Jump AAA, Discus AAA, High Jump-Pit 1 - AAA, Pit 2 - AAAA, Pole Vault AA

1:30 pm Shot Put A, Triple Jump AAA, Long Jump AAAAA, Discus AAAAA, High Jump-Pit 1 - A, Pole Vault AAA

3:30 pm Shot Put AA, Triple Jump AAAA, Long Jump AA, Discus AAAA, Pole Vault AAAA

5:00 pm Wheelchair Shot Put

Mandatory Pole Vault starting height: A, AA - 6’6” AAA, AAAA, AAAAA - 7' Mandatory High Jump starting height: A, AA - 4’6” AAA, AAAA, AAAAA - 4’8”

SESSION III - Friday, May 5 Qualifying Heats for Running Events - AAA and AAAAA Classifications Finals for 1600 Meter Run - A, AA and AAAA Classifications Finals for 3200 Meter Run - AAA and AAAAA Classifications The order of running in each event will be: AAA and AAAAA

5:00 pm 400 Meter Relays 5:25 pm 1600 Meter Run Finals (Class A, AA and AAAA) 6:05 pm 400 Meter Dash 6:30 pm 100 Meter Dash 6:50 pm 100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 7:10 pm 800 Meter Run 7:35 pm 200 Meter Dash 8:00 pm 300 Meter Low Hurdles 8:25 pm 3200 Meter Run Finals (Class AAA and AAAAA) 9:15 pm 1600 Meter Relay

SESSION IV (Finals) - Saturday, May 6 The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

12:15 pm Opening Ceremonies 1:00 pm 400 Meter Relay 1:25 pm 400 Meter Dash 1:45 pm 100 Meter Dash 2:10 pm 100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 2:35 pm 800 Meter Run 3:05 pm 200 Meter Dash 3:40 pm 300 Meter Low Hurdles 4:10 pm 1600 Meter Relay 4:45 pm Presentation of Trophies GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 171 SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION:

BOYS STATE MEET - ALL CLASSES Jefferson, Georgia - May 11, 12, 13, 2006

INFORMATION:

1. Coaches should pick up their information packets and programs at the Information Desk which is located at the back of the Press Box after 9:00 a.m. on May 11th.

2. For all events, the schedule and order of events as given in this section will be used.

3. Field events for all classifications will be completed at the first session. Contestants should allow ample time to have their shots and discus weighed at the field.

SCHEDULE:

SESSION I - Thursday, May 11 - All Field Events and 1600 Meter Run Finals

12:00 noon Pole Vault (AAAAA) - Red Pit Pole Vault (AAAA) - Blue Pit High Jump (AAA) - Red Pit High Jump (AA) - Blue Pit Shot Put (AAAAA) - Red Circle Shot Put (AAAA) - Blue Circle Discus (AAA) - Red Circle Discus (AA) - Blue Circle Long Jump (AA) - Pit #2 (middle) Long Jump (A) - Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AAA) - Pit #1 (inside) 2:00 pm Shot Put (AAA) - Red Circle Shot Put (AA) - Blue Circle Discus (AAAAA) - Red Circle Discus (A) - Blue Circle Long Jump (AAAA) - Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AAAAA) - Pit #1 (inside) Triple Jump (A) - Pit #2 (middle)

2:30 pm Pole Vault (AA) - Blue Pit Pole Vault (A) - Red Pit High Jump (AAAAA) - Red Pit High Jump (AAAA) - Blue Pit

4:00 pm Shot Put (A) - Red Circle Discus (AAAA) - Blue Circle Long Jump (AAA) - Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AA) - Pit #1 (inside) Triple Jump (AAAA) - Pit #2 (middle) Shot Put Wheelchair- Blue Circle 172 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 5:00 pm Pole Vault (AAA) - Red Pit High Jump (A) - Red Pit

6:00 pm Long Jump (AAAAA) - Pit #3 (blue)

7:30 pm 1600 Meter Run FINALS - All Classes - Running Order: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

SESSION II - Friday, May 12 Qualifying Heats for Running Events - All Classifications The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA 12:00 noon 400 Meter Relay 12:55 pm 400 Meter Dash 1:45 pm 100 Meter Dash 2:35 pm 110 Meter High Hurdles 3:25 pm 800 Meter Run 4:30 pm 200 Meter Dash 5:20 pm 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 6:25 pm 3200 Meter Run - FINALS 7:40 pm 1600 Meter Relay

SESSION III - Saturday, May 13 Finals for Running Events - All Classifications The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA 12:00 pm Opening Ceremonies 12:45 pm 400 Meter Relay 1:15 pm 400 Meter Dash 1:45 pm 100 Meter Dash 2:20 pm 100 Meter High Hurdles 2:55 pm Wheelchair 800 Meter Race 3:10 pm 800 Meter Run 3:45 pm 200 Meter Dash 4:05 pm Wheelchair 200 Meter Race 4:15 pm 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 4:55 pm 1600 Meter Relay 5:40 pm Presentation of Trophies

SECTION 15 VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON: A. Volleyball is organized on an Area basis with a state championship in four (4) classifications: AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA/A.

B. The National Federation Volleyball rules committee has given each state its option about the number of games that determine a match. The GHSA will limit all matches to best-of-three except for championship matches in the Area Tournament, Sectional Tournament and all matches in the Final Four Tournament. The National Federation option to use the Libero player in the 2005 season has been adopted by the GHSA. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 173 C. Notification of entry in Volleyball must be filed in writing with the GHSA State Office no later than April 1, for the next school year. Schools will be assigned by the GHSA Executive Director to a geographic area for competition, and then will be notified of that assignment.

D. Playing dates: 1. Schools have four (4) options when scheduling playing dates: (a) 15 playing dates with no invitational tournaments. (b) 14 playing dates with one (1) invitational tournament. (c) 13 playing dates with two (2) invitational tournaments. (d) 12 playing dates with three (3) invitational tournaments. 2. An invitational tournament is defined as three (3) or more schools competing in a single or double elimination format that leads to a champion being declared. The use of pool play is acceptable. 3. The maximum number of days for an invitational tournament is two (2) days. 4. No school shall enter any volleyball tournament unless such tournament has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director. 5. The Area and State Tournament are not counted as part of the allotted playing dates. 6. Regular season playing dates on days/nights preceding a school day should be limited to dual-matches and tri-matches with the following starting times: (a) dual-matches - must start no later than 7:00 p.m. (b) tri-matches - must start no later than 6:00 p.m. 7. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later.

E. The season shall begin with practices beginning on July 25, 2005, and the first contest scheduled no earlier than August 8, 2005. 1. Teams are allowed to attend camps during the week of football practice in shorts in July. 2. Area winners must be determined by October 22, 2005, and the State Tournament will be held October 29, November 3, and 5, 2005. 3. A school shall not allow its team to engage in any interscholastic practice or scrimmage matches except for a jamboree. Any interscholastic practice is considered an eligibility violation. 4. The Volleyball season ends for a team when that team is eliminated from play in a post-season tournament or wins the State Tournament. 5. Artificial noisemakers may not be used during regular season or post-season competition while the ball is in play. 6. Display of signs is not allowed during regular season or post season competition. 7. Competitors must stay in uniform while in the competitive area. 8. All varsity Volleyball matches shall be officiated by at least one (1) officially-dressed volleyball official who is registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials 174 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 9. Each school will have a contract with an officials association for regular season matches, play days and invitational tournaments. 1. For regular-season matches, each team will be billed by the official’s association for one-half of the fees for the games in which they played. 2. For invitational tournaments and play days, the host team will be billed for the officiating fees. 10. A fall varsity jamboree may be played on either of the two (2) weekends (Fridays or Saturdays) prior to the GHSA designated first game date of the season. A school may participate in only one Jamboree.

AREA AND STATE TOURNAMENTS:

A. Each Area shall determine if it will use single-elimination or double- elimination format - or if it will determine Sectional representatives by regular-season play. That choice must be submitted to the GHSA Volleyball Coordinator for that classification on or before August 4, 2005. 1. Two teams from each Area will advance to the Sectionals. 2. Finances will be the responsibility of the Area. 3. Ticket prices are to be set at $5.00 for all persons. 4. The GHSA will receive 5 percent of the gross gate receipts. 5. Results of each Area Tournament must be sent to the GHSA office AND to the GHSA Volleyball Coordinators (AAAAA & AAAA: Patty Craven at McEachern; AAA and AA/A: Lynne Malloy at North Springs) within 24 hours of the completion of the event.

B. The State Volleyball playoffs will involve four double-elimination Sec- tional Tournaments in each classification, and a single-elimination “Final Four” Tournament to be held at Westminster School. 1. Sites for the Sectional Tournaments are noted on the brackets and these will be one-day events. 2. One team from each Sectional Tournament will advance to the Final Four Tournament. The teams advancing to the Final Four will be seeded by a committee selected by the Executive Director. 3. Ticket prices for the Sectional and Final Four Tournaments shall be set at $7.00 for all persons. 4. Finances for the Sectional and Final Four Tournaments shall be handled as follows: (a) The host school will retain 20 percent of the gross gate receipts for expenses. (b) Remaining funds will be sent to the GHSA for distribution as follows: 1. The GHSA will receive 12 percent of gross gate receipts. 2. The GHSA will pay the officials. 3. Any funds remaining will be disbursed to competing teams according to number of matches played in the tournament. 5. Scorekeepers and Line Judges will be supplied by the various officials’ associations.

B. Following are the Volleyball playoff brackets for 2005. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 175 GHSA STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SECTIONALS "A" and "D" SECTIONALS "B" and "C" AAAAA: Roswell and Northview Collins Hill and North Gwinnett AAAA: St. Pius and Alpharetta Salem and Clarke Central AAA: Riverwood and Westminster Monroe Area and Oconee County AA/A: Holy Innocents' (A & D) Wesleyan and Lakeview Academy AreaNOTE: 1 - #1 Sites will SECTIONALbe determined "A" accordingArea to 4 pairings- #1 for SECTIONALthe host school. "B" #1 10:00 #1 10:00 Area 2 - #2 Area 3 - #2

#4 11:30 #4 11:30 Area 5 - #1 Area 8 - #1 #2 10:00 #2 10:00 Area 6 - #2 #6 3:00 Area 7 - #2 #6 3:00 Loser #4 Loser #4

#5 1:00 Loser #1 Loser #1 #5 1:00 #3 11:30 #3 11:30 Loser #2 Loser #2

Area 3 - #1 SECTIONAL "C"Area 6 - #1 SECTIONAL "D" #1 10:00 #1 10:00 Area 4 - #2 Area 5 - #2

#4 11:30 #4 11:30 Area 7 - #1 Area 2 - #1 #2 10:00 #2 10:00 Area 8 - #2 #6 3:00 Area 1 - #2 #6 3:00 Loser #4 Loser #4

#5 1:00 Loser #1 #5 1:00 Loser #1 #3 11:30 #3 11:30 Loser #2 Loser #2

FINAL FOUR VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS (2 courts) - Thursday, Nov. 3 # 1 Seed AAAAA and AAA: Marietta High School AAAA and AA/A: Marist School #4 Seed 2:00 Class AA/A 4:00 Class AAA # 2 Seed 6:00 Class AAAA 8:00 Class AAAAA # 3 Seed FINALS (1 court) - Saturday, Nov. 5 All Classes: Westminster School 11:00 Class AA/A 1:30 Class AAA 4:00 Class AAAA 7:00 Class AAAAA 176 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 16 WRESTLING

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Wrestling will be a state open meet with separate competitions for Class AAAAA, Class AAAA, Class AAA, Class AA, and Class A. NOTE: There will also be separate competitions in Team Dual Wrestling. Information on this competition is found in this Section.

B. The National Federation Wrestling Rules shall be the official rules for Georgia schools with the exception of any special regulations found in this section. A violation of any regulation in the Wrestling Section shall be treated as a violation of eligibility rules.

C. Notification of entry in Wrestling must be filed with the REGION SECRE- TARY no later than April 1 for the next school year. Schools will then be assigned to a geographic area by the GHSA Executive Director, and then will be notified of that assignment.

D. Free Style and Greco Roman wrestling are considered to be the same sport as Folk Style (high school) wrestling and are subject to GHSA rules concerning illegal practices.

E. A school may enter its wrestling team in competition for twenty (20) playing dates. Area Duals, Area Traditional, State Duals and State Traditional Tournaments are not included in the twenty (20) playing dates. NOTE: After December 17, no new wrestling competitions may be scheduled unless approved by the GHSA Executive Director in order to avoid manipulation of weight certification. 1. The maximum number of days for an invitational tournament is two (2) dates. 2. On a day/night preceding a school day, a student may not wrestle more than three (3) matches, including forfeits. On all other occa- sions, a student may not wrestle more than five (5) matches per day, including forfeits. 3. Contestants must have forty-five (45) minutes rest between matches. 4. Only one day/night preceding a school day per week may be used for varsity wrestling matches, and only one day/night preceding a school day per week may be used for sub-varsity matches. 5. A student may dress or wrestle on only one day/night preceding a school day per week. 6. The starting time for a single dual wrestling match on nights preceding a school day may be no later than 7:00 p.m. When a JV match is included, that match should start at 6:00 p.m. with the varsity match to follow. 7. A wrestler may wrestle in both a varsity and a sub-varsity match on the same day as long as that wrestler does not exceed the maximum GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 177 number of matches allowed for that day. F. The season shall begin with practices commencing on October 24, 2005, and the first contest will be scheduled no earlier than November 14, 2005.

1. A school shall not allow its team to engage in any interscholastic exhibition, practice, or scrimmage matches. Any interscholastic practice violation is considered an eligibility violation. 2. A practice shall involve only eligible students in the member school and their approved coaches. Participation by outside individuals constitutes an illegal practice. 3. Wrestling matches in practice must be conducted in adherence to National Federation and GHSA rules, and will involve only eligible team members. 4. The wrestling season ends for a team or an individual when that team or individual is eliminated from play in the post-season tournaments or wins the State Tournament. NOTE: Schools having contestants in the State Tournament may provide a teammate of comparable size to practice for the State Tournament. 5. There will be no Spring practice for Wrestling.

G. No school shall enter any wrestling tournament other than the State elimination series unless such tournament has been approved by the GHSA Executive Director.

H. Weight classifications shall be as follows: 103 lbs. 130 lbs. 152 lbs. 189 lbs. 112 lbs. 135 lbs. 160 lbs. 215 lbs. 119 lbs. 140 lbs. 171 lbs. 275 lbs. 125 lbs. 145 lbs. 1. When there are consecutive days of team competition, there shall be a one (1) pound additional allowance granted each day for all wrestlers (up to a maximum of two (2) pounds for any weight-in). In order to be granted this one (1) pound additional allowance, a minimum of 48 hours advance notice is required for the opponent(s). 2. The GHSA does not approve any practice that endangers the health and safety of wrestlers. Crash dieting, the use of diuretics and other drugs for weight reduction, the use of sweat box, any type of vinyl or plastic sweatsuit or bag, hot showers, whirlpool, or any other type of artificial heat device for weight reduction is prohibited. 3. Each wrestler will certify his lowest weight with three (3) recorded weigh-ins before January 6. (a) Once a weight has been certified, a wrestler is prohibited from recertifying at a lower weight during the season. (b) A wrestler may not weigh-in more than one weight class above the weight of certification without recertifying at a higher weight. (c) A wrestler who competes before January 6, but does not have three (3) weigh-ins at a given weight, will establish his weight at the first weigh-in on or after January 6. (d) If the wrestler does not compete until January 6 or later, the first 178 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION weigh-in certifies that wrestler. (e) In accordance with National Federation rules, each wrestler is required to have at least one-half of his weigh-ins during the season at the certified weight in order to wrestle in Area and State competition. 4. According to the National Federation provisions for “State Adop- tions,” there will be a two-pound growth allowance in place beginning on January 11, 2006. 5. For school day meets only, teams will weigh-in at their respective schools prior to the start of the school day. An administrator must supervise the weigh-in to be certain all GHSA and National Federa- tion rules are met. Weigh-ins will take place within one hour of the time school begins. 6. For non-school day dual meets (with mutual consent of schools participating), matches may begin as soon as weigh-ins have been completed.

I. Coaching requirements: 1. Only two (2) coaches per school will be allowed at matside for coaching purposes throughout the regular season meets and tournaments, and at Area and State Tournaments. 2. Coaches are required to attend a GHSA Wrestling Rules Clinic. Failure to do so will result in a $50.00 fine for that school per coach.

J. All varsity wrestling matches shall be held with officially-dressed wrestling officials who are registered under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials, or with the State Association of another state.

K. Medical assistance shall be available at all wrestling tournaments.

L. At all regular season tournaments, full wrestlebacks may be held with the approval of the GHSA Executive Director.

M. Communicable Skin Disorders: 1. The GHSA strongly recommends that wrestling mats be left un- rolled during the competitive season, and be disinfected a minimum of three (3) times per week with a medically-approved cleansing solution. 2. In the event an athlete develops a skin disorder or skin lesion that is considered contagious, the school must complete and provide the “Physician's Release for Wrestler to Participate” form. No other form of documentation will be accepted at the site of the competition. The release form is to be presented by the coach at the weigh-in or prior to competition. NOTE: The form and information can be found on the GHSA web site (www.ghsa.net) in the Wrestling Section.

N. When a coach is charged with a flagrant misconduct penalty, that individual must go to a location outside the “sight and sound” of the competitive area, and can have no interactions with wrestlers or any other team personnel (removal from premises). GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 179 TEAM DUAL WRESTLING

GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Team Dual Wrestling will be a state open meet with separate competitions for Class AAAAA, Class AAAA, Class AAA, Class AA, and Class A. B. National Federation and GHSA rules governing Traditional wrestling competition are in effect for Team Dual Wrestling.

C. GHSA weight certification policies will apply to Team Dual Wrestling.

D. Athletes may not wrestle at a weight class lower than their certification.

E. No wrestler may compete in two (2) weight classes in the same round.

F. Teams may weight-in all eligible and weight-certified wrestlers.

AREA TOURNAMENTS:

A. A Dual Area Tournament may be held in each classification with all finances to be handled by the Area, including all expenses, payment of officials, and distribution of receipts. Area Dual Tournaments will be held on Friday, January 13, 2006 or Saturday, January 14, 2006 only.

B. Officials are to be secured and paid by the Area.

C. In Classes AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA, each Area also should determine the third and fourth place teams.

D. The GHSA will receive 5% of the gross gate receipts.

E. No other tournaments may be scheduled on the dates of the Area Dual Tournaments or the State Dual Tournaments.

F. No individual matches may be scheduled on the dates of the Area Dual Tournaments or the State Dual Tournaments unless the match was scheduled by December 16 of that season and the schools have declared they will not participate in the Area or State Dual Tournaments for that season.

STATE TOURNAMENTS:

A. Two (2) teams from each Area (AA, AAA, AAAA & AAAAA) will advance to the double-elimination Team Dual State Championship to be held on Friday, January 20, 2006, and Saturday, January 21, 2006. Four (4) teams will advance in Class A, since there are only two (2) Areas.

B. The teams advancing to the state tournament must be designated to the GHSA office no later than 8:00 a.m., on January 16, 2006.

C. The GHSA will assign and pay all officials. 180 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION D. Trophies and medals will be provided by the GHSA and will be presented to the State Champion and the Runner-up in each classification.

E. Each school participating in the State Tournament will be allowed free admission for up to twenty-eight (28) team members, plus a maximum of four (4) mat maids.

F. Admission prices are $7.00 for Friday (all day) and $10 for Saturday (all day). A total tournament ticket will be sold for $15.00.

G. Teams may not conduct or enter a dual meet tournament after the school is eliminated from post-season team dual competition, whether at the Area Tournament or the State Tournament.

H. In the event the Area or the State Team Dual Tournament ends in a tie, the winner shall be determined using the National Federation tie- breaking system published in the Wrestling Rules Book (rule 9-2-2).

I. The second weigh-in of the State Tournament will be conducted on Friday at the conclusion of the first day of competition. The exact time will be determined at a later date.

J. SITE: The Team Dual State Championships for all classificatioins wil be held at the Centreplex in Macon

K. Brackets are printed at the end of this section.

TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

AREA TOURNAMENTS:

A. Area tournaments may be held on either Saturday, February 4, 2006, or Friday and Saturday, February 3-4, 2006. Those hosting Area Tourna- ments are encouraged to hold a one-day tournament whenever possible.

B. Areas will be divided with consideration to geographic proximity and to the number of schools involved. The top four (4) wrestlers in each weight class from each Area Tournament will advance to the State Tournament.

C. Area Tournaments will be held at the following sites: Class AAAAA: Areas - TBD, Redan, Glynn Academy, Fayette County, Marietta, Cherokee, North Gwinnett, Parkview

Class AAAA: Area - TBD, Jones County, Henry County, Whitewater, Miller Grove, North Forsyth, Southeast Whitfield, TBD

Class AAA: Areas - Shaw, Elbert County, Blessed Trinity, Gainesville GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 181 Class AA: Areas - Cook, TBD, TBD, TBD

Class A: Areas - Bremen, Social Circle

D. Officials are to be secured by the Area.

E. All finances will be handled by the Area, including all expenses, payment of officials and distribution of receipts.

F. The GHSA will receive 5 percent of the gross gate receipts.

STATE TOURNAMENTS:

A. The State Traditional Tournament will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 9-11, 2006. Championships in all classifications (A, AA, AAA, AAAA & AAAAA) will be held at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

B. Reports of wrestlers advancing to the State Tournament are due in the GHSA office no later than 8:00 a.m., on Monday, February 6, 2006.

C. All replacements for wrestlers who qualified for the State Tournament must be made by the Area Director, and must be reported to the GHSA office no later than noon on Tuesday preceeding the State Tournament. 1. Failure to meet this deadline will result in a vacancy in the bracket. 2. Schools failing to report a wrestler who will not advance are subject to penalties.

D. Wrestlers must wrestle in the Area and State Tournaments at the weights certified in accordance with the provisions of Section H-3 earlier in the wrestling guidelines. 1. All weigh-in scales must be approved for accuracy by an agency or service once each year. 2. Subsequent weigh-ins of the Area and State Tournaments will be conducted upon the conclusion of the each day’s competition. 3. Specific times for weigh-ins will be communicated prior to each tournament.

E. Admission prices for State Tournaments will be $7.00 for Thursday (all day), $7.00 for Friday (all day) and $10.00 for Saturday (all day). A total tournament ticket will be sold for $20.00.

F. Each school participating in a State Tournament will be allowed free admission for sixteen (16) team members plus a maximum of eight (8) mat maids.

H. The State Tournament will be scored to six (6) places.

I. Full wrestlebacks (double elimination) will be allowed in all classifications. Crossbracketing shall be used for wrestlebacks.

J. In the event the Traditional State Tournament ends in a tie, the teams will be declared co-champions. 182 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION TEAM DUAL WRESTLING

Class A Classes AA and AAA January 20, 21, 2006 January 20, 21, 2006 Macon Centreplex Macon Centreplex

Area 2 - #1 Area 2 - #1 1 1 Area 1 - #4 Area 3 - #2

7 7 Area 2 - #3 Area 1 - #1 2 2 Area 1 - #2 Area 4 - #2 12 12 Area 2 - #2 Area 3 - #1 3 3 Area 1 - #3 Area 2 - #2

8 8 Area 2 - #4 Area 4 - #1 4 4 Area 1 - #1 Area 1 - #2

Loser 8 Loser 8 Loser 1 10 Loser 1 10 5 5

Loser 2 11 Loser 2 11

Loser 7 Loser 7 9 9 Loser 3 Loser 3 6 6

Loser 4 Loser 4 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 183 TEAM DUAL WRESTLING Classes AAAA and AAAAA January 20, 21, 2006 Macon Centreplex Area 2 - Team 1 1 Area 1 - Team 2 13 Area 7 - Team 1 2 Area 8 - Team 2 21 Area 6 - Team 1 3 Area 5 - Team 2

14 Area 4 - Team 1 4 Area 3 - Team 2 28 Area 3 - Team 1 5 Area 4 - Team 2 15 Area 8 - Team 1 6 Area 7 - Team 2 22 Area 5 - Team 1 7 Area 6 - Team 2

Area 1 - Team 1 16 8 Area 2 - Team 2 Loser 16 Loser 22 Loser 1 20 9 25 Loser 2 23 Loser 15 Loser 3 19 10 27 Loser 4 Loser 14 Loser 21 Loser 5 18 11 26 Loser 6 24 Loser 13 Loser 7 17 12 Loser 8 184 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LITERARY

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. There are two (2) events in the Fine Arts that produce State Champions in each of the five classifications. Those events are One Act Play and Literary. There is one event, which is Debate, that produces a State Champion in two classifications: AAAAA/AAAA and AAA/AA/A. 1. The Literary events include: (a) Dramatic Interpretation - Boys and Girls (b) Essay - Boys and Girls (c) Extemporaneous Speaking - Boys and Girls (d) Boys Quartet (e) Solo - Boys and Girls (f) Spelling - Boys and Girls (g) Girls Trio 2. The season designation for all Literary events begins on August 15, 2005, and ends on May 31, 2006. (a) The maximum number of contests in Debate shall be 18, excluding region and state competition. (b) The maximum number of contests in One Act Play shall be 6, excluding region and state competition. (c) The maximum number of contests in all other Literary events shall be 15, excluding region and state competition. 3. Eligibility reports are required for all Literary contestants. (a) Contestants must be academically eligible as specified in By- Law 1.50, and can not be a migrant student as defined in By-Law 1.60. (b) Eligibility reports must be received in the GHSA Office at least twenty (20) days prior to the first Literary contest.

B. The rules and regulations of the GHSA as developed and enforced by state and region personnel and as published in the GHSA Constitution and By-Laws shall govern the operation of all Literary meets. NOTE: It is important that all rules be followed precisely in all competitions leading up to the state competition in order to avoid “surprise” disqualifications.

C. A student may represent his/her school in not more than two (2) individual events. There is no limit in the number of group events the student may enter (trio, quartet, one act play, debate). A school may have only one entry per contest.

D. Photography, recording, or video taping will not be allowed at any GHSA Literary event, One Act Play, or Debate contest.

E. Each school wishing to enter One Act Play and Literary must notify the Region Secretary in writing by the deadline dates. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 185 1. The One Act Play “Notification of Entry” Form must be filed by September 30, 2005. 2. The Literary “Contestants List” Form must be filed by February 1, 2006. NOTE: The above forms can be found in the “GHSA Forms Book.” 3. Qualifying for State Debate must be completed by January 14, 2006. (See Debate Section for details) 4. The Region Literary Meets must be held on the dates assigned by the GHSA calendar. For 2006, Region Literary Meet dates are March 10-11. 5. The State Literary Meet will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2006. See schedules at the end of the Literary Section.

REGION INFORMATION (One Act Play and Literary):

A. The first-place winner from every region in each Literary event and One Act Play qualifies for the State Meet. 1. When the first-place winner in a region is not able to compete in the State Meet, the next person or group in the order of finish may replace the original winner. (a) The school whose winner will not compete must notify the Region Secretary so the replacement can be notified. (b) The Region Secretary must notify the GHSA Office about any changes in contestants. 2. In a Region Meet where there is a tie in any event involving more contestants than the region is entitled to enter in the State Meet, the contest among the tied competitors must be continued or reheld until one representative can be determined. (a) In this situation, the points shall be divided equally among the persons or groups who were tied in the original competition. (b) The extended competition shall carry no points. (c) Ties in the State Meet shall stand, and the points shall be divided equally among those who are tied.

B. The GHSA Office will furnish each Region Secretary with a copy of score sheets that will be used in region competitions. 1. The same score sheet used in region competition will be used at the State Meet. 2. The GHSA score sheet includes: (a) space for the timekeeper to note the amount of time allotted for the event and the amount of time consumed by the contestant. (b) space for the rank of the contestant to be clearly noted (c) a place in which to write the name of the selection(s) performed (d) the amount of possible points available marked in parentheses (e) space to note if the contestant was disqualified and to state the reason for the disqualification 3. Individual copies of the score sheet may be obtained from the GHSA Office.

C. Miscellaneous Regulations: 1. During speech, music, and one-act play competitions, contestants will be identified by “order of appearance” numbers. 186 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2. A director/coach is expressly prohibited from “conducting” during a musical contest at the region and state competitions. 3. Digitally created music downloaded from the internet may be used so long as all copywrite laws have been met. 4. Students competing in Essay and Spelling are tested one time in a group setting. If a student is in both of these events, a scheduling conflict is likely to occur. 5. Each school having one or more students participating must have a school representative at the Region and State Meets. 6. When there is more than one judge, judges will rank the contestants based on the point totals of each contestant. (a) Winners will be chosen by adding up the rankings of each judge. (b) There can be no tied rankings or point totals on any judge's score sheet. (c) In the event of a tie between contestants when the rankings are tallied, point totals will be used to break the tie. (d) All judges decisions are final. Mistakes due to mathematical errors or decisions made contrary to GHSA rules that are discovered before or after the decision of the judges shall be corrected. (e) Judges will be seated in different parts of the competition room, and will render their decisions without conferring. NOTE: When necessary, judges may sit together to view a single piece of music, but they may not confer with one another. 7. The presiding official at each event shall not (by word, gesture, or any other expression) indicate approval or disapproval of the performance of the contestant. 8. For timed events: (a) a timekeeper who has a stopwatch must be present. (b) the timekeeper shall not be a judge. (c) the timekeeper shall time all contestants and note the amount of time they consumed on all score sheets. (1) If a contestant fails to meet a minimum time, he/she shall be penalized two (2) points for each fifteen (15) seconds or portions thereof that the presentation was too brief. (2) If a contestant goes beyond the time allotted, he/she shall be penalized two (2) points for each fifteen (15) seconds or portions thereof that the presentation was too long. (d) Flashcards for time should be used in Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Dramatic Interpretation.

D. Point totals are the same for determining the Region Champion and State Champion in Literary as follows: (a) First Place - 7 points (b) Second Place - 5 points (c) Third Place - 3 points (d) Fourth Place - 1 point NOTE: Debate and One-Act Play are separate Championship events. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 187 STATE INFORMATION:

A. The GHSA will provide: 1. A competent person at each State Literary Meet to discuss the rules with the judges prior to the contest. 2. Competent judges to officiate the various competitions and will provide the judges with written copies of the rules for the various competitions. 3. Two judges will be used for all musical events and all speaking events.

B. Score sheets at the State Meet are submitted to the chairperson of each contest. 1. The chairperson will place the score sheets in a properly marked envelope, seal it, and turn it in to the GHSA representative. 2. The envelope will be opened by the GHSA representatives who will tabulate the results and announce the winners. 3. In the event of error by the judges (i.e., mathematical errors, having tie scores, etc.) the score sheets will be returned to the judges for correction. 4. All judges decisions are final. Protests are not allowed.

SECTION 1 DEBATE

A. Debate is a classified event with two state championships: AAAAA and AAAA schools will constitute one classification; AAA, AA, and A schools will form another classification.

B. Qualifying for the State Debates must be completed by January 14, 2006. 1. Practices may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contest may be scheduled earlier than August 15, 2005. 2. The maximum number of competitions shall be 18. 3. The season ends on May 31, 2006.

C. The State Debate Topic will always be the same as the National Topic. 1. Topic for 2005-06: “Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially decrease its authority either to detain without charge or to search without probable cause.” 2. Debate materials can be ordered from: National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) P. O. Box 690 Indianapolis, IN 46206 Phone: 317-972-6900 Fax: 317-822-5700 www.nfhs.org

D. The Debate event is administered by the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association. Information and membership information can be obtained at email address: [email protected] 188 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION E. Specific contest rules: 1. Time for the preparation of speeches shall be given. (a) Each team will have a total of ten (10) minutes of preparation time for the entire debate. (b) The allocation of each team's preparation time will be left to the discretion of the team. (c) Any team utilizing more than the allotted preparation time will lose speech time.

2. In all contests, time and order of speeches shall be as follows: (a) Main Speeches (1) First Affirmative Speaker 8 minutes Cross-examination by second negative speaker 3 minutes (2) First Negative Speaker 8 minutes Cross-examination by first affirmative 3 minutes (3) Second Affirmative Speaker 8 minutes Cross-examination by first negative speaker 3 minutes (4) Second Negative Speaker 8 minutes Cross-examination by second affirmative 3 minutes (b) Rebuttal Speeches (1) First Negative Speaker 5 minutes (2) First Affirmative Speaker 5 minutes (3) Second Negative Speaker 5 minutes (4) Second Affirmative Speaker 5 minutes (c) Speakers on respective sides must speak in the same order in rebuttals as in main speech. (d) No speaker can switch position after competition begins. 3. In all contests, the debaters shall be separated from the audience and shall receive no coaching while the debate is in progress. 4. No speaker shall be interrupted during the main speech or rebuttal. 5. When a contestant has used all the time allotted, the timekeeper shall say, “Stop,” and the contestant must stop.

F. Tournament Format: 1. The first two rounds of a tournament will be randomly paired with randomly selected judges. 2. Remaining rounds will be paired based on the high/low principle with randomly selected judges.

G. A school entering debate and dropping out without giving notice to the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the State Debate will be guilty of an eligibility violation. Schools violating this provision shall be subject to forfeiture, fine, or other penalties as directed by the GHSA Executive Director.

RULES FOR STATE DEBATE:

A. The top sixteen schools in each of the two classifications (AAAAA/AAAA and AAA/AA/A) will advance to the State Debate Tournament. 1. The sixteen teams will be determined by the number of points GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 189 achieved at the required participation of three (3) GHSA sanctioned tournaments in Georgia. 2. Schools may still participate in the maximum allowed number of eighteen (18) varsity competitions but only three (3) will be used for determining advancement to the State Debate Tournament. Schools will designate the three (3) tournaments for the participation requirement to the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association. 3. Schools may choose a one-day tournament, a two-day tournament, or a combination of these tournaments, but the tournaments must be varsity competition level, open to any GHSA team to enter, and be a GHSA sanctioned tournament in Georgia. 4. Points will be awarded based on the number of teams participating in the varsity division in a particular tournament. The number of wins by a school's team (affirmative and negative teams) will be multiplied by the number of teams in the varsity division of that tournament. Points will be based on preliminary competition rounds. 5. All debaters at the State Debate Tournament must participate in the three (3) required regular season tournaments and there will be no substitutions in the debate team that accumulated the points for advancement to the State Tournament.

B. Points will be recorded by the Georgia Forensic Coaches’ Association. All tournament directors must email results of their tournament to Shunt’a Jordan at Pace Academy at email addess: [email protected]

C. Coaching must be done by a coach/teacher of the school. 1. Coaches may give preparatory instruction in the art of debating and in drill or delivery. 2. Coaches may give advice, suggestions, directions, and criticism on both the form and the content of the debate material. 3. Coaches may not coach during a debate.

D. Debaters may not change speaker positions or affirmative/negative sides during state competition.

STATE COMPETITION:

A. The State Debate competition for both classifications will be held at a site determined by the GHSA Executive Director. 1. The top sixteen teams in each classification will compete in a regularly formatted tournament. 2. Three rounds will be held on Friday, and three rounds on Saturday. The first two rounds will be randomly paired using Rich Edwards’ computer program “Tab Room for the PC.” 3. The 2005 competition will be held at Pace Academy, Atlanta, on February 3-4, 2006. (a) Friday's Schedule 2:30-3:45 pm Registration in the Inman Center 4:00 pm Assembly in the Inman Center Cafeteria 190 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 4:30 pm Round 1 6:30 pm Round 2 8:30 pm Round 3 (b) Saturday's Schedule 8:30 am Round 4 10:30 am Round 5 12:00 noon Lunch 12:30 pm Round 6 4:00 pm Awards (both Classifications) 4. The winner will be determined by the total number of ballots won at at the end of the tournament. (a) In case of ties, the winner will be determined by the total speaker points. (b) If ties remain after considering speaker points, the tie will be broken by dropping high-low points. 5. Individual medals will be awarded to the top Affirmative and top Negative speakers.

B. Each qualifying school will be required to provide one judge. The State Debate Meet Director and the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association will be responsible for securing additional judges. 1. High school students cannot be used as judges in state competition. 2. One judge shall be used in each debate. 3. After each debate, the judge shall deliver the ballot to the State Meet Director. 4. Decisions are NOT to be revealed and oral critiques are NOT to be given. 5. The State Meet Director will tabulate the results and announce the winner.

C. The GHSA State Coordinator for Debate is Richard Bracknell, Carrollton High School. Questions concerning State Debate can be addressed to Mr. Bracknell by phone at 770-834-7726 or: email at [email protected]

SECTION 2 DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

A. Practices for Dramatic Interpretation may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Dramatic Interpreta- tion.

C. This is a competition involving the communication of prose, poetry, and/ or dramatic literature. 1. The selection may be either serious or humorous, but should be of good literary value and appropriate to the contest. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 191 2. The contestants are judged on how well they communicate the author's meaning to the audience. (a) The contestant is expected to give the audience a brief introduc- tory statement about the selection(s). (b) The material must be memorized and delivered without the use of a manuscript. (c) Prompting shall lead to disqualification. (d) No costumes, props, music, or sound effects may be used in the presentation. Area of presentation should be completely va- cant. NOTE: Definition of Properties from The Stage and The School, 8th Edition, 1999, page 600: All the stage furnishings, including furniture and those things brought onstage by the actors; also called props. (e) Movement of the speaker is not limited.

D. Each contestant is allotted ten (10) minutes for the presentation. 1. The time allotment includes the introduction to the presentation. 2. A penalty of two (2) points will be imposed for each fifteen (15) second period or portions thereof that the contestant is over the time limit. 3. An official timekeeper and time cards will be used in the competition.

E. Contestants shall draw for order of presentation upon reporting to the site of the competition. 1. Contestants who are not present at the time of the drawing, will have their position drawn for them. 2. Contestants who are not present at the time designated for their presentation will be disqualified. 3. Contestants who have conflicts with other Literary events should consult with the GHSA representative at the scoring area, and may have early or late presentation positions designated for them.

F. There shall be two (2) judges assigned to this competition at the State level. 1. The following criteria will be considered in the judging: (a) selection of material (b) communication skills (c) vocal technique (d) visible technique 2. The judges shall use GHSA scoring sheets and shall follow scoring directions given to them by the GHSA Office. 192 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SECTION 3 ESSAY

A. Practices preparing for Essay competition may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Essay in all classifications.

C. This is a writing contest in which contestants are provided with topics on which to write. 1. The GHSA Office shall select six (6) topics for the contest. (a) Three (3) topics will be selected from current topics discussed in newspapers and magazines. (b) Three (3) topics will be selected from literature topics. 2. For the Region Literary competition, the GHSA Office will send the topics to the Region Secretary in a sealed envelope, and that seal will be broken for the first time in the presence of the contestants at the competition site. 3. At the State Literary competition, a new essay shall be written on a new topic.

D. Contest Rules: 1. Contestants will compete in a group setting by writing an essay that is not to exceed 600 words on any one of the topics. 2. Two (2) hours will be given for writing the essay. If a contestant exceeds the time limit, that student will be penalized two (2) points for each 15-second period or portion thereof. 3. The use of dictionary or other reference materials during the competition is prohibited. 4. Essays shall be written in ink. EXCEPTION: Visually-challenged students will be allowed to use typewriters. 5. Contestants must furnish their paper and pens. 6. The first place winner in each Region competition shall advance to the State competition.

E. Judging Criteria: 1. The essays shall be judged on: (a) thought development (b) order and arrangement (c) elements of style 2. Verbal and grammatical correctness, spelling, and punctuation shall have weight, but shall be considered of lesser importance than the interest and general effectiveness of the whole composition. 3. This is a ready writer's contest, and evidence of memorized composition shall weigh heavily against a contestant. 4. Judges shall follow scoring directions provided by the GHSA Office. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 193 SECTION 4 EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

A. Practices for Extemporaneous Speaking may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Extemporaneous Speaking.

C. This is a speaking contest in which contestants are provided with a selection of topics dealing with current national and international issues that have been discussed in periodicals since September 1, of the current year that have been complied by the GHSA Office. 1. The current Debate topic or the Debate topic from the previous year will not be included in the selection of topics. 2. Contestants will be allowed to use one note card (either 3x5 or 4x6) during the speech. 3. Thirty (30) minutes before the contest is scheduled to begin, the student who is to speak first shall draw three (3) topic cards and select one (1) on which to speak. The remaining two topics are returned. 4. Contestants will draw for topics at seven (7) minute intervals in the order of presentation. 5. The presiding official of the contest shall record the contestant's name, contestant's school, position for presentation, and topic drawn.

D. The procedure for the contest shall be as follows: 1. After each student has drawn a topic, that student will be escorted to a room where he/she will have 30 minutes to prepare a speech in brief, outline form. 2. Students will be disqualified for reading the speech. 3. The student may use any materials that have been brought to the site (including a self-contained computer, i.e., a laptop), but may not receive assistance from another person. 4. At the end of the preparation time, the contestant will be escorted to the presentation area. (a) The contestant shall give a copy of the selected topic to a judge. (b) Failure to speak on the selected topic will result in disqualification. 5. Each contestant shall be allotted seven (7) minutes in which to deliver the speech. If the time limit is exceeded, the contestant shall be penalized two (2) points for every fifteen (15) second period or portion thereof. 6. Timekeepers must be present and time cards shall be used.

E. There shall be two (2) judges for Extemporaneous Speaking at the State competition. 194 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1. The judges shall take into consideration: (a) analysis of topic (b) organizational skills (c) logical support (d) language skills (e) delivery skills 2. The judges shall use GHSA score sheets and shall follow scoring directions given to them by the GHSA Office.

F. Contestants shall draw for order of presentation upon reporting to the site of the competition. 1. Contestants shall report to the drawing area one (1) hour prior to the time set for the contest. 2. Contestants who are not present at the time of the drawing, will have their position drawn for them. 3. Contestants who are not present at the time designated for their presentation will be disqualified. 4. Contestants who have conflicts with other Literary events should consult with the GHSA representative at the scoring area, and may have early or late presentation positions designated for them.

SECTION 5 ONE ACT PLAY

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. The One Act Play season begins with the first date of practice being no earlier than August 15, 2005. 1. The date of the first competition may be no earlier than August 15, 2005. 2. The maximum number of contests in One Act Play shall be six (6). 3. Each school wishing to enter the One Act Play competition must notify the Region Secretary no later than September 30, 2005. 4. Region winners must be determined by November 5, 2005, and the GHSA State Office must be notified by November 7, 2005. 5. The state competition shall be held on November 12, 2005. 6. The season concludes on May 31, 2006.

B. The One Act Play event is administered by the Georgia State Thespian Board.

C. Specific Contest Rules: 1. Schools may choose to enter an excerpt or abridgement of a play as their One Act Play selection. 2. Schools choosing to enter musical productions shall not use a reproduction of the original soundtrack as part of the presentation. 3. Each school assumes full responsibility for royalties and any other limitations on the play that is selected. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 195 4. Each school is responsible for its own props, costumes, and make- up. 5. Each school is given 55 minutes to set-up, perform, and take-down its presentation. The official time will be kept by an assigned official time keeper. 6. Any school that exceeds its time allotment will be penalized two (2) points for each fifteen (15) second period or portion thereof per judge. 7. Only set pieces (free standing) may be used. (a) Schools are to refrain from using complicated set pieces that take a long time to unload and assemble, etc. This is an acting competition - not a set competition. (b) The time used to set-up and take-down set pieces is counted in the time of the presentation. Any debris and confetti must be swept up. (c) No part of any setting may be attached to any part of the stage, curtains, draperies, or other existing equipment of the host school. (d) STRIKE AREA: A permanent or temporary line shall be used to delineate the area in the wings, side, and back, where the next show may move onto as long as they are not on the acting area. They can remain in this area until given directions to begin. Upon direction they may begin moving onto the acting area and the 55-minute timing begins and will continue until the acting area is cleared at the end of the play. Any school using the orchestra pit may set up at any time as long as it does not interfere with another show. 8. No flame of any type can be used, including candles. Real weapons of any kind, such as a sword or knife, etc., cannot be used. Use of simulated weapons cannot be in violation of any local board of education policy of the participating school or the host site. Violation of this rule will result in disqualification (zero tolerance rule). 9. Plays are to be announced by the order of appearance number or the title of the play rather than by school name. 10. Only eligible students are allowed on stage during play performance. Piano placement must be off stage if an adult is playing. Adults may assist in loading and unloading of sets. 11. Principals must review the school's play and sign the statement on the “One Act Play Information Sheet” stating that the presentation is in good taste for high school students, and is acceptable for the morals of that community. 12. The use of “body mikes” is allowed.

D. No photography or video taping is allowed of any One Act Play competition.

REGION AND STATE COMPETITION:

A. The Region Secretary must file an official entry for the play or plays qualifying for the State competition with the GHSA Office according to the deadlines stated in the “Region Secretary Notebook.” 196 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION B. The date for the State One Act plays is Saturday, November 12, 2005. The sites for State One-Act Plays are: Class AAAAA - Rabun Gap School, Rabun Gap Class AAAA - Valdosta High School, Valdosta Class AAA - Greater Atlanta Christian School, Norcross Class AA - Jones County High School, Gray Class A - Salem High School, Conyers

C. The facilities that will be used for One-Act Play competitions will not be available for practice by any school in the State competition.

D. The schedule for each classification shall be: 10:00 - 10:55 am - Region 8 11:00 - 11:55 am - Region 1 12:00 - 12:55 pm - Region 2 1:00 - 1:55 pm - Region 3 2:00 - 3:00 pm - RECESS 3:00 - 3:55 pm - Region 4 4:00 - 4:55 pm - Region 5 5:00 - 5:55 pm - Region 6 6:00 - 6:55 pm - Region 7 7:00 - 7:20 pm - Judges’ Deliberation 7:30 pm - Awards Presentation

NOTE: Schools will be responsible for making their own arrangements for housing and meals.

E. Trophies and individual medals will be awarded to the State Champion and Runner-up schools, and medals will be awarded to the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress.

F. Three judges will be selected for each classification in the Region and State competitions. 1. One judge may be from college ranks. 2. The remaining two judges are to be selected from an approved list of high school or former high school directors or from the professional theater level. NOTE: High school directors are not to judge competitions of their classification. 3. A list of approved judges is available from the GHSA Office. NOTE: In the event that it is impossible to secure the right number or the precise mix of judges as noted above, provisions should be made to secure quality judges that may not precisely meet the state criteria. 4. On the day of the contest, judges shall avoid contact with directors or cast members until after the winners are announced. 5. Judges shall hold all score sheets until after all presentations have been completed. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 197 SECTION 6 QUARTET

A. Practices preparing for Quartet competition may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Quartet singing is a competition held for boys in all classifications. 1. The singing parts for the members of the quartet are: (a) first tenor (b) second tenor (c) first bass (d) second bass 2. Two selections shall be sung from memory. (a) Both selections shall be appropriate for a small group of singers. (b) One selection must be one of the following: (1) chorale (2) madrigal (3) art song (4) folk song 3. The selections may be sung with or without accompaniment. (a) Live piano accompaniment is the only form allowed (no tapes allowed). (b) Quartets must bring their own accompanist if one is to be used. 4. Each Quartet shall be allotted eight (8) minutes to perform their selections. If the time limit is exceeded, the Quartet will be penalized two (2) points for every 15 second period or portion thereof that they are overtime. 5. A director/coach is expressly prohibited from “conducting” during any musical contest at the Region or State levels. 6. Audiences will be allowed in the competition room of this event. 7. A substitution will not be allowed in the Quartet advancing to the State Meet after Region competition.

C. Contestants shall draw for order of performance upon reporting to the site of the competition at the scheduled time. 1. Contestants who are not present at the time of the drawing, will have their position drawn for them. 2. Contestants who are not present at the time designated for their presentation will be disqualified. 3. Contestants who have conflicts with other Literary events should consult with the GHSA representative at the scoring area, and may have early or late presentation positions designated for them. 4. At the time of check-in at the competition site, one original copy of the music (can be computer generated) will be presented for viewing by the judges. (a) Photocopied music for the judges is not permissible. (b) Violation of this rule will result in disqualification. 198 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION D. Judging Procedures: 1. Two judges will be used for the Quartet competition. (a) Judges shall not confer with one another during the competition, but they may sit near one another to view the copy of the music. (b) Tabulation of score sheets shall be handled independently. 2. Judges shall follow scoring directions provided by the GHSA Office. 3. Judging criteria are as follows: (a) Accuracy: Notes, Time, Value, Pitch 20% (b) Tone: Quality, Quantity, Naturalness, Balance, Blend, Freedom 20% (c) Diction: Clarity, Naturalness, Purity of Vowels and Consonants 10% (d) Rhythm: Steadiness, Freedom, Tempo 10% (e) Phrasing: Melodic Line, Attack, Release, Content 10% (f) Interpretation: Understanding of Composition, Expression Marks, Contrast, General Effect 20% (g) Presentation: Stage Presence and Personality, Posture, Poise 10%

SECTION 7 SOLO

A. No contests for vocal Solo may be held prior to August 15, 2005. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in vocal Solo.

C. Two selections shall be sung from memory: 1. One selection must be from the standard repertory of the art song, oratorio aria, or operatic aria. 2. Both selections must be original compositions, and not arrangements of instructional or choral pieces. 3. The selections may be sung with or without accompaniment. (a) Live piano accompaniment is the only form allowed (no tapes allowed). (b) Soloists must bring their own accompanist if one is to be used. 4. Each Soloist shall be allotted seven (7) minutes to perform their selections. If the time limit is exceeded, the Soloist will be penalized two (2) points for every 15 second period or portion thereof that he/ she is overtime. 5. A director/coach is expressly prohibited from “conducting” during any musical contest at the Region or State levels. 6. Audiences will be allowed in the competition room of this event.

D. Contestants shall draw for order of performance upon reporting to the site of the competition at the scheduled time. 1. Contestants who are not present at the time of the drawing, will have their position drawn for them. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 199 2. Contestants who are not present at the time designated for their presentation will be disqualified. 3. Contestants who have conflicts with other Literary events should consult with the GHSA representative at the scoring area, and may have early or late presentation positions designated for them. 4. At the time of check-in at the competition site, one original copy of the music (can be computer generated) will be presented for viewing by the judges. (a) Photocopied music for the judges is not permissible. (b) Violation of this rule will result in disqualification.

E. Judging Procedures: 1. Two judges will be used for the Solo competition. (a) Judges shall not confer with one another during the competition, but they may sit near one another to view the copy of the music. (b) Tabulation of score sheets shall be handled independently. 2. Judges shall follow scoring directions provided by the GHSA Office. 3. Judging criteria are as follows: (a) Accuracy: Notes, Time, Value, Pitch 20% (b) Tone: Quality, Quantity, Naturalness, Balance, Blend, Freedom 20% (c) Diction: Clarity, Naturalness, Purity of Vowels and Consonants 10% (d) Rhythm: Steadiness, Freedom, Tempo 10% (e) Phrasing: Melodic Line, Attack, Release, Content 10% (f) Interpretation: Understanding of Composition, Expression Marks, Contrast, General Effect 20% (g) Presentation: Stage Presence and Personality, Posture, Poise 10%

SECTION 8 SPELLING

A. Practices preparing for Spelling competition may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Spelling in all classifications.

C. Contestants shall take a 100-word spelling test in a group setting. 1. The GHSA Office will compile a list of words, their pronunciations, and their meanings for the competition. 2. All words will be taken from the latest edition of Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary. 200 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION D. Contest Rules: 1. Spelling forms will be provided by the GHSA and all words have to be marked on that form. (a) Contestants are not permitted to write words on scratch paper, and then put them on the examination form. (b) If an error is made, it is not permissible to start over. (c) After the original answer sheet has been completed, it is not permissible to recopy the words to another sheet. 2. If a contestant asks for a definition of a word and/or the use of that word in a sentence, the examiner will do so. 3. Contestants are to write the exam in cursive (not printing). EXCEP- TION: Visually-challenged students will be allowed to use typewriters. 4. Contestants are to provide their own black-ink fine-point pens at Region Competition. Pens will be provided at State Competition. 5. The first-place winner in the Region competition will advance to the State competition.

E. Judging Criteria: 1. Tests will be corrected by the caller and/or an adult representative of the GHSA or a member school, and not by any students. (a) Any illegible word will be marked as incorrect. (b) Any word written as an “i” over an “e” will be marked as incorrect. (c) Any word showing erasures and/or changes will be marked as incorrect. (d) Any word not written down will be marked as incorrect. 2. When a word has multiple spellings, the first word listed in the dictionary is considered the preferred spelling and must be used. 3. TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE: (a) After completing the 100-word spelling test, ALL contestants will use the back side of their Spelling Form and spell all ten tie- breaker words. NOTE: This eliminates the necessity of having the contestants stay close by the contest area until all papers are graded in case of tie(s). (b) After grading the 100-word spelling test, if two or more contestants have tied for any of the top four places, the ten tie-breaker words on the back of the form will be checked to break the tie(s). (c) Words will be checked one at a time. After each word, the first contestant to misspell a word will be eliminated from the tie- breaker process. The words will continue to be checked until a tie no longer exists. (d) Disregard the tie-breaker words if there is not a tie for any one of the top four places. 4. Any contestant arriving after the contest has started will begin with the spelling word given at point of admission to the contest and the missed words will be counted as misspelled, unless an exception is made by the GHSA representative at the site. 5. Judges shall follow scoring directions provided by the GHSA Office. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 201 SECTION 9 TRIO

A. Practices preparing for Trio competition may begin no earlier than August 15, 2005, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well. The Literary season ends on May 31, 2006.

B. Trio singing is a competition held for girls in all classifications. 1. The singing parts for the members of the trio are: (a) first soprano (b) second soprano (c) alto 2. Two selections shall be sung from memory. (a) Both selections shall be appropriate for a small group of singers. (b) One selection must be one of the following: (1) chorale (2) madrigal (3) art song (4) folk song 3. The selections may be sung with or without accompaniment. (a) Live piano accompaniment is the only form allowed (no tapes allowed). (b) Trios must bring their own accompanist if one is to be used. 4. Each Trio shall be allotted eight (8) minutes to perform their selections. If the time limit is exceeded, the Trio will be penalized two (2) points for every 15 second period or portion thereof that they are overtime. 5. Choreography will not be considered in the judging of this event. 6. A director/coach is expressly prohibited from “conducting” during any musical contest at the Region or State levels. 7. Audiences will be allowed in the competition room of this event. 8. A substitution will not be allowed in the Trio advancing to the State Meet after Region competition.

C. Contestants shall draw for order of performance upon reporting to the site of the competition at the scheduled time. 1. Contestants who are not present at the time of the drawing, will have their position drawn for them. 2. Contestants who are not present at the time designated for their presentation will be disqualified. 3. Contestants who have conflicts with other Literary events should consult with the GHSA representative at the scoring area, and may have early or late presentation positions designated for them. 4. At the time of check-in at the competition site, one (1) original copy of the music (can be computer generated) will be presented for viewing by the judges. (a) Photocopied music for the judges is not permissible. (b) Violation of this rule will result in disqualification. 202 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION D. Judging Procedures: 1. Two (two) judges will be used for the Trio competition. (a) Judges shall not confer with one another during the competition, but they may sit near one another to view the copy of the music. (b) Tabulation of score sheets shall be handled independently. 2. Judges shall follow scoring directions provided by the GHSA Office. 3. Judging criteria are as follows: (a) Accuracy: Notes, Time, Value, Pitch 20% (b) Tone: Quality, Quantity, Naturalness, Balance, Blend, Freedom 20% (c) Diction: Clarity, Naturalness, Purity of Vowels and Consonants 10% (d) Rhythm: Steadiness, Freedom, Tempo 10% (e) Phrasing: Melodic Line, Attack, Release, Content 10% (f) Interpretation: Understanding of Composition, Expression Marks, Contrast, General Effect 20% (g) Presentation: Stage Presence and Personality, Posture, Poise 10%

GHSA INFORMATION FOR STATE LITERARY MEET

1. The GHSA information area and scoring table will be located in the cafeteria at both sites. Information about schedules and directions to events may be obtained at this location.

2. It is not necessary for any contestant to register at the GHSA headquarters. The person presiding over each competition will have a list of competitors at the competition site. Contestants may report directly to the event location.

3. Contestants must report to the location of the competition at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled start of that competition. EXCEPTION: Contestants for Extemporaneous Speaking must report to the competition location one (1) hour before the competition is scheduled to begin in order to draw topics.

4. As soon as scores have been tabulated and verified, awards will be given and the results will be posted on bulletin boards near the GHSA scoring table. Medals will be given to the State Champion and Runner-up in each event.

5. In any contest in which critical score sheets are used, any school may secure the critique sheet for its contestant as soon as the results of the contest have been announced.

6. Contestants’ papers in Essay and Spelling will be available at the scoring table for return to the contestants. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 203 Schedule Of State Literary Meet

Class AAAAA, AAAA and Class A Northside High School, Warner Robins, Georgia Saturday, March 18, 2006 NOTE: ROOM ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE AT A LATER DATE. GIRLS DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION: AAAA - 9:30 am Room AAAAA - 9:30 am Room A - 11:00 am Room BOYS DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION: AAAA - 9:30 am Room AAAAA - 9:30 am Room A - 11:00 am Room GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING : AAAA - 8:30 am Room (Drawing) AAAA - 9:30 am Room (Speaking) AAAAA - 8:30 am Room (Drawing) AAAAA - 9:30 am Room (Speaking) A - 10:00 am Room (Drawing) A - 11:00 am Room (Speaking) BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING : AAAA - 8:30 am Room (Drawing) AAAA - 9:30 am Room (Speaking) AAAAA - 8:30 am Room (Drawing) AAAAA - 9:30 am Room (Speaking) A - 10:00 am Room (Drawing) A - 11:00 am Room (Speaking) BOYS AND GIRLS SPELLING: A, AAAA, AAAAA - 8:30 am Library BOYS AND GIRLS ESSAY: AAAA - 9:00 am Room AAAAA - 9:00 am Room A - 9:00 am Room GIRLS TRIO: AAAA - 11:15 am AAAAA - 11:30 am A - 11:45 am Theatre BOYS QUARTET AAAA - 1:15 pm AAAAA - 1:30 pm A - 1:45 pm Theatre GIRLS SOLO AAAA - 9:00 am AAAAA - 9:15 am A - 9:30 am Theatre BOYS SOLO: AAAA - 10:15 am AAAAA - 10:30 am A - 10:45 am Theatre

GHSA HEADQUARTERS, SCORING, AWARDS: Located in Cafeteria 204 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Class AAA and Class AA Houston County High School Saturday, March 18, 2006

GIRLS DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION: AAA - 9:30 am Room 215 AA - 11:00 am Room 215

BOYS DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION: AAA - 9:30 am Room 203 AA - 11:00 am Room 203

GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING: AAA - 8:30 am Room 305 (Drawing) AAA - 9:30 am Room 308 (Speaking) AA - 10:00 am Room 305 (Drawing) AA - 11:00 am Room 308 (Speaking)

BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING: AAA - 8:30 am Room 305 (Drawing) AAA - 9:30 am Room 307 (Speaking) AA - 10:00 am Room 305 (Drawing) AA - 11:00 am Room 307 (Speaking)

BOYS AND GIRLS SPELLING: AA, AAA - 9:00 am Room 317

BOYS AND GIRLS ESSAY: AAA - 9:30 am Room 312 AA - 9:30 am Room 316

GIRLS TRIO: AAA - 11:30 am Theater AA - 11:45 am Choral Room

BOYS QUARTET: AAA - 1:30 pm Theater AA - 1:45 pm Choral Room

GIRLS SOLO: AA - 9:15 am Theater AAA - 9:30 am Choral Room

BOYS SOLO: AAA - 10:30 am Theater AA - 10:45 am Choral Room

Note: Music warmup area is in the Band Room.

GHSA HEADQUARTERS, SCORING, AWARDS: Located in Cafeteria GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 205 SERVICE AREAS FOR NON-PUBLIC MEMBER SCHOOLS

A SCHOOL SERVICE AREA is defined as one from which a school normally draws it pupils. The Service Area for non-public member schools is the county in which that school is located. SCHOOL: SERVICE AREA: Aquinas Richmond County Athens Academy Oconee County Athens Christian Clarke County Atlanta International School Fulton County Ben Franklin Boarding School, DeKalb County Benedictine Chatham County Blessed Trinity Fulton County Brookstone Muscogee County Calvary Baptist Chatham County Darlington Floyd County Eagles Landing Christian Acad. Henry County Excel Christian Academy Bartow County Galloway Fulton County Georgia Military College Boarding School, Baldwin County Greater Atlanta Christian School Gwinnett County Greenforest Christian Acaddmy DeKalb County Hebron Christian Academy Gwinnett County Holy Innocents' Fulton County Lakeview Academy Hall County Landmark Christian Academy Fulton County Lovett Fulton County Marist DeKalb County W. D. Mohammed DeKalb County Mt. Paran Cobb County Our Lady of Mercy Fayette County Pace Academy Fulton County Pacelli Muscogee County Paideia DeKalb County Prince Avenue Christian Clarke County Providence Christian Gwinnett County Rabun Gap Boarding School, Rabun County St. Francis Fulton County St. Pius X DeKalb County St. Vincent's Academy Chatham County Savannah Christian Chatham County Savannah Country Day Chatham County Southwest Atlanta Christian Fulton County Tallulah Falls Boarding School, Rabun County Walker Cobb County Wesleyan School Gwinnett County Westminster Fulton County Whitefield Academy Cobb County Woodward Academy Fulton County Yeshiva DeKalb County 206 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASSIFICATION FOR 2004-05 and 2005-06

(394 Schools)

CLASS AAAAA (71 Schools)

1-AAAAA (6) 5-AAAAA (10) 1836 Coffee, Douglas 2052 Campbell, Smyrna 2150 Colquitt County, Moultrie 2051 Harrison, Kennesaw 1945 Houston County, Warner Robins 2420 Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw 2682 Lowndes, Valdosta 1881 Marietta 1893 Tift County, Tifton 3115 McEachern, Powder Springs 1968 Valdosta 2230 North Cobb, Kennesaw 1756 Osborne, Marietta 2-AAAAA (8) 1606 Pebblebrook 1943 Douglass, Atlanta 1950 South Cobb, Austell 1808 Lithonia 1943 Sprayberry, Marietta 1880 Morrow 2012 Newton, Covington 6-AAAAA (10) 1863 Redan, Stone Mountain 1826 Cherokee, Canton 1753 Riverdale 1700* Kell, Marietta 2209 Stephenson, Stone Mountain 2452 Lassiter, Marietta 1958 Tri-Cities, East Point 2559 Milton, Alpharetta 1984 Pope, Marietta 3-AAAAA (11) 2190 Roswell 1298 Beach, Savannah 1809 Sequoyah, Canton 1925 Bradwell Institute, Hinesville 2524 Walton, Marietta 1583 Brunswick 1837 Wheeler, Marietta 2540 Camden County, Kingsland 2063 Woodstock 1691 Glynn Academy, Brunswick 1274 Groves, Garden City 7-AAAAA (11) 1549 Jenkins, Savannah 2076 Centennial, Roswell 1104 Johnson, Savannah 2084 Chattahoochee, Alpharetta 936 Savannah 4089 Collins Hill, Suwanee 559 Savannah Arts, Savannah 2540 Dacula 1644 Windsor Forest, Savannah 2552 Duluth 2200* Mill Creek 4-AAAAA (7) 2449 Norcross 2748 North Gwinnett, Suwanee 1890 East Coweta, Sharpsburg 1517 Northview, Duluth 2253 Fayette County, Fayetteville 2090* Peachtree Ridge, Suwanee 1951 Lovejoy 2024* Mundy's Mill, Jonesboro 1806 South Forsyth, Cumming 1747 Newnan 1863 Starr's Mill, Fayetteville 2103 Union Grove, McDonough GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 207 8-AAAAA (8) 2434 Berkmar, Lilburn 3000 Brookwood, Snellville 2086 Central Gwinnett, Lawrenceville 1951 Grayson 2112 Meadowcreek, Norcross 2616 Parkview, Lilburn 2067 Shiloh, Snellville 1956 South Gwinnett, Snellville

CLASS AAAA (84 Schools) 1-AAAA (5) 4-AAAA (12) 1427 Americus 1386 Alexander, Douglasville 1450 Bainbridge 1292 Chapel Hill, Douglasville 1537 Lee County, Leesburg 1448 Creekside, Fairburn 1425 Thomas County Central, 1307 Douglas County, Douglasville Thomasville 965 Haralson County, Tallapoosa 1498 Ware County, Waycross 1368 Lithia Springs 1489 McIntosh, Peachtree City 2-AAAA (8) 1211 Northgate, Newnan 1515 Baldwin, Milledgeville 1254 Sandy Creek, Tyrone 1292 Effingham County, Springfield 1087 Villa Rica 1664 Evans 1356* Whitewater, Fayetteville 1505 Greenbrier, Evans 1566 Woodward Academy, College Park 1368 Jones County, Gray 1488 Lakeside, Evans 5-AAAA (13) 1417 Statesboro 1472 Cedar Grove, Ellenwood 1386 Wayne County, Jesup 1346 Columbia, Decatur 1586 Forest Park 3-AAAA (13) 1690 Jonesboro 1574 Carver, Columbus 1662 Mays, Atlanta 1305 Central, Macon 1300* Miller Grove, Lithonia 1050* Dutchtown, Hampton 1674 Mt. Zion, Jonesboro 1200* Eagles Landing, McDonough 1442 North Atlanta, Atlanta 1454 Griffin 1435 North Clayton, College Park 1445 Hardaway, Columbus 1291 South Atlanta, Atlanta 1435* Henry County, McDonough 1626 Southwest DeKalb, Decatur 1500* Luella, Locust Grove 1427 Stone Mountain 1601 Northside, Warner Robins 1544 Washington, Atlanta 1650* Stockbridge 1343 Upson-Lee, Thomaston 6-AAAA (10) 1671 Warner Robins 1638* Alpharetta 1637 Westside, Macon 1311 Chamblee 1695 Etowah, Woodstock 1519 Forsyth Central, Cumming 1420 Lakeside, DeKalb 1152 Marist, Atlanta 1500 North Forsyth, Cumming 1587 North Springs, Atlanta 1472 St. Pius X, Atlanta 1312 Tucker 208 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 7-AAAA (13) 8-AAAA (10) 1421 Dalton 1546 Cedar Shoals, Athens 1332 East Paulding, Dallas 1479 Clarke Central, Athens 1578 Gordon Central, Calhoun 1347 Eastside, Covington 1634 Hiram 1574 Habersham Central, Mt. Airy 1168 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 1450 Heritage, Conyers 1659 Murray County, Chatsworth 1356 Jackson County, Jefferson 1639 Northwest Whitfield, Tunnel Hill 1520 Loganville 1602 Paulding County, Dallas 1309 Madison County, Danielsville 1145 Ridgeland, Rossville 1360 Rockdale County, Conyers 1339 Ringgold 1380 Salem, Conyers 1425 Rome 1353 Southeast Whitfield, Dalton 1483 Woodland, Cartersville CLASS AAA (74 Schools)

1-AAA (6) 4-AAA (7) 1224 Cairo 1076 Mary Persons, Forsyth 1081 Crisp County, Cordele 875 Northeast, Macon 1110 Dougherty, Albany 1092 Peach County, Fort Valley 1010 Monroe, Albany 1002 Perry 1231 Westover, Albany 1142 Southwest, Macon 1176 Worth County, Sylvester 1173 Spalding, Griffin 1086 Washington County, Sandersville 2-AAA (9) 1247 Columbus 5-AAA (13) 1184 Harris County, Hamilton 1038 Avondale, Avondale Estates 1023 Jordan, Columbus 1023 Blessed Trinity, Roswell 1039 Kendrick, Columbus 1097 Clarkston 1178 LaGrange 1110 Druid Hills, Atlanta 1000* Northside, Columbus 1197 Dunwoody 1227 Shaw, Columbus 1180 M.L. King, Lithonia 1037 Spencer, Columbus 1190 McNair, Atlanta 1206 Troup, LaGrange 1100 Riverwood, Atlanta 1006 Southside, Atlanta 3-AAA (15) 1014 Therrell, Atlanta 1140 Benedictine, Savannah 1071 Towers, Decatur 1161 Burke County, Waynesboro 1237 Westlake, Atlanta 1209 Butler, Augusta 1131 Westminster, Atlanta 1264 Cross Creek, Augusta 386 Davidson Fine Arts, Augusta 6-AAA (6) 1240 Glenn Hills, Augusta 1227 Banneker, College Park 970 Harlem 1049 Carrollton 1245 Hephzibah 1001 Cartersville 1002 Jefferson County, Louisville 1219 Cass, Cartersville 1161 Liberty County, Hinesville 1095 Cedartown 1124 Richmond Academy, Augusta 1139 Central, Carroll 1025 Richmond Hill 1198 South Effingham, Guyton 1080 St. Vincents Academy, Savannah 1237 Thomson GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 209 7-AAA (10) 8-AAA (8) 1004 Chestatee, Gainesville 1124 Apalachee, Winder 979 Fannin County, Blue Ridge 1065 Elbert County, Elberton 1033 Flowery Branch, Gainesville 977 Franklin County, Carnesville 1141 Gainesville 961 Hart County, Hartwell 1014 Gilmer, Ellijay 1130 Monroe Area, Monroe 1020 Johnson, Gainesville 1234* Oconee County, Watkinsville 1055 North Hall, Gainesville 1260 Stephens County, Toccoa 1157 Pickens, Jasper 1202 Winder-Barrow, Winder 1009 West Hall, Oakwood 980 White County, Cleveland

CLASS AA (79 Schools)

1-AA (7) 4-AA (11) 754 Albany 682 Callaway, Hogansville 807 Berrien, Nashville 560 Crawford County, Roberta 622 Brooks County, Quitman 523 Greenville 846 Cook, Adel 496 Heard County, Franklin 778 Early County, Blakely 942 Jackson 743 Mitchell-Baker, Camilla 670 Lamar County, Barnesville 858 Thomasville 585 Macon County, Montezuma 540 Manchester 2-AA (8) 812 Pike County, Zebulon 882 Appling County, Baxley 717 Rutland, Macon 522 Bacon County, Alma 496 Tri-County, Buena Vista 828 Brantley County, Nahunta 522 Charlton County, Folkston 5-AA (9) 917 Fitzgerald 470 Carver, Atlanta 536 Irwin County, Ocilla 920 Cross Keys, Atlanta 683 Jeff Davis, Hazlehurst 729 Decatur 787 Pierce County, Blackshear 928 Grady, Atlanta 578 Holy Innocents, Atlanta 3-AA (14) 897 Lovett, Atlanta 615 Bleckley County, Cochran 551 Pace Academy, Atlanta 513 Claxton 576 Paideia, Atlanta 916 Dodge County, Eastman 516 Walker, Marietta 911 Dublin 616 East Laurens, Dublin 6-AA (11) 528 Metter 675 Adairsville 669 Savannah Christian, Savannah 589 Armuchee, Rome 872 Screven County, Sylvania 650 Calhoun 772 Southeast Bulloch, Brooklet 733 Chattooga, Summerville 955 Swainsboro 672 Coosa, Rome 893 Tattnall County, Reidsville 663 Dade County, Trenton 751 Toombs County, Lyons 672 Darlington, Rome 679 Vidalia 871 LaFayette 937 West Laurens, Dublin 548 Model, Rome 830 Pepperell, Lindale 784 Rockmart 210 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 7-AA (9) 8-AA (10) 590 Greene County, Greensboro 633 Banks County, Homer 942 Josey, Augusta 635 Buford 663 Laney, Augusta 788 Dawson County, Dawsonville 553 Monticello 915 East Hall, Gainesville 894 Morgan County, Madison 845 Greater Atlanta Christian, Norcross 570* North Oconee, Bogart 921 Lumpkin County, Dahlonega 637 Oglethorpe County, Lexington 513 Providence Christian, Lilburn 649 Putnam County, Eatonton 552 Rabun County, Tiger 811 Westside, Augusta 700 Union County, Blairsville 609 Wesleyan, Norcross

CLASS A (86 Schools)

1-A (10) Savannah 361 Atkinson County, Pearson 14* Baconton Charter, Baconton 4-A (11) 387 Clinch County, Homerville 339 Dooly County, Vienna 186 Echols County, Statenville 61 Georgia Academy for the Blind, 373 Lanier County, Lakeland Macon 348 Miller County, Colquitt 428 Hawkinsville 416 Pelham 375 Johnson County, Wrightsville 463 Seminole County, Donalsonville 351 Montgomery County, Mt. Vernon 489 Turner County, Ashburn 415 Telfair County, McRae 145 Ware County Magnet, Manor 329 Treutlen, Soperton 419 Twiggs County, Jeffersonville 2-A (10) 311 Wheeler County, Alamo 357 Brookstone, Columbus 386 Wilcox County, Rochelle 202 Calhoun County, Edison 484 Wilkinson County, Irwinton 205 Central, Talbotton 265* Chattahoochee County, Cusseta 5-A (16) 261 Pacelli, Columbus 314 Atlanta International, Atlanta 471 Randolph-Clay, Cuthbert 158 Ben Franklin, Atlanta 268 Schley County, Ellaville 206 DeKalb School of Arts, Atlanta 219 Stewart-Quitman, Lumpkin 330 Eagles Landing Christian, 418 Taylor County, Butler McDonough 453 Terrell County, Dawson 362 Galloway, Atlanta 119 Greenforest, Decatur 3-A (9) 440 Landmark Christian, Fairburn 493 Bryan County, Pembroke 179 Mt. Paran, Marietta 417 Calvary Baptist, Savannah 304 Mt. Zion, Carroll 83 CCAT Charter, Statesboro 315 Our Lady of Mercy, Fairburn 300 Emanuel County Institute, 104 Southwest Atlanta Christian, Twin City Atlanta 437 Jenkins County, Millen 456 St. Francis, Alpharetta 456 Long County, Ludowici 100 Tech High Charter, Atlanta 489 McIntosh County Academy, 102 W. D. Mohammed, Atlanta Darien 213 Whitefield Academy, Mableton 227 Portal 186 Yeshiva, Atlanta 456 Savannah Country Day, GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 211 6-A (9) 423 Bowdon 411 Bremen 320* Creekview, Canton 83 Excel Christian, Cartersville 49 Georgia School for Deaf, Cave Spring 441 Gordon Lee, Chickamauga 475* Sonoraville, Calhoun 422 Temple 339 Trion

7-A (9) 464 Aquinas, Augusta 315 Georgia Military College Milledgeville 140 Glascock County, Gibson 489 Hancock Central, Sparta 426* Johnson, Augusta 418 Lincoln County, Lincolnton 85 Taliaferro County, Crawfordville 253 Warren County, Warrenton 493 Washington-Wilkes, Washington

8-A (12) 447 Athens Academy, Athens 252 Athens Christian, Athens 340 Commerce 228 Hebron Christian, Dacula 357 Jefferson 185 Lakeview Academy, Gainesville 155 Prince Avenue Academy, Athens 273 Rabun Gap 388 Social Circle 131 Tallulah Falls 304 Towns County, Hiawassee 25 Woody Gap, Suches

* Projected Enrollment 212 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Results

State Meets

2004-2005 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 213 STATE LITERARY - AAAAA BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS GIRLS ESSAY SPEAKING 1. Hannah Hodges, McEachern 1. Andrew Zheng, Starr’s Mill 2. Erin Parks, Valdosta 2. Andrew Jones, Kennesaw Mountain 3. Kanyia Singhapakdi, Starr’s Mill 3. Cameron Secord, Brookwood 4. Jackie Mullin, Central Gwinnett 4. Yaanik DeSai, Centennial BOYS SOLO GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS 1. Evan Meisser, Sequoyah SPEAKING 2. Matt Barbato, Collins Hill 1. TIE: Meg Beyer, Starr’s Mill 3. Harrison Cook, Kennesaw Mountain and Marie Agnello, Brookwood 4. Steven Santana, Brookwood 3. Kayce Mobley, Brunswick 4. Ginger Tanton, Collins Hill GIRLS SOLO 1. Caitlin Andrews, Collins Hill BOYS DRAMATIC 2. Heather Blocker, Brunswick INTERPRETATION 3. Rachel Mercer, North Cobb 1. Andrew Puckett, Fayette County 4. Logan Kemper, Houston County 2. Nolan Roberts, Kennesaw Mountain 3. Tyler Nichols, Collins Hill TRIO 4. Rico Sisney, Brookwood 1. Dacula: Lauren Parr, Heather Murray, Kara Moore GIRLS DRAMATIC 2. Fayette County: Christine Owens, INTERPRETATION Katrina Menchinger, Lydia Myers 1. Laura Ann Jacobs, Collins Hill 3. Houston County: Logan Kemper, 2. Tiffany Bishop, Union Grove Meredith Trussell, Christine Gordon 3. Maggie Morrow, Parkview 4. South Gwinnett: Lindsay Guyton, 4. Nicki Norman, Glynn Academy Michelle Bailey, Courtney Parker

BOYS SPELLING QUARTET 1. Joel Cox, Kennesaw Mountain 1. Collins Hill: Tommy Melvin, 2. Biplab Panda, Roswell Matt Barbato, Spencer Estes, 3. Matt Choi, Duluth Jeff Akana 4. Leland Ross, Houston County 2. Sequoyah: Dan Collins, Jonathan Witmer, Jacob Rogers, GIRLS SPELLING Evan Meisser 1. Alyson Aldridge, Colquitt County 3. Union Grove: Adam McKinnon, 2. Jasmine Ford, Mill Creek Ryan Bancroft, Joel McKinnon, 3. Hannah Jolley, Parkview Alan Yi 4. Christine Choi, Union Grove 4. Camden County: Grayson Byrd, Kyle Davis, Keoki Smith, BOYS ESSAY Alfred Stevens 1. Robert Gage-Brown, Sprayberry 2. Jonathan Sniderman, Walton HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 3. Brent Allen, Colquitt County 1. Collins Hill ...... 30 4. Stewart Barnes, Berkmar 2. Kennesaw Mountain ...... 20 3. Starr's Mill ...... 16 4. TIE: Sequoyah ...... 12 Fayette County ...... 12 214 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE LITERARY - AAAA BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS GIRLS ESSAY SPEAKING 1. Lauren Lundin, Jones County 1. Jonathan Hoffman, Marist 2. Julie Leung, Douglas County 2. Zach Strother, Lakeside-Evans 3. Tiffany Bell, Southeast Whitfield 3. Jamie Watson, Warner Robins 4. Jasmine Sykes, North Clayton 4. Zachary Justice, Lee County BOYS SOLO GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS 1. Bradley Greer, Henry County SPEAKING 2. Robert Parr, Rockdale County 1. Erin Ramsey, McIntosh 3. Lance Mooney, Woodland 2. Emmarie Huettman, Marist 4. Wesley Jetton, Forsyth Central 3. Raven DeGarmo, Woodland 4. Odera Umeano, Lakeside-Evans GIRLS SOLO 1. Blair Harshbarger, Baldwin BOYS DRAMATIC 2. Emily Nowell, Marist INTERPRETATION 3. Jessica Sams, Madison County 1. Hunter Daigle, Forsyth Central 4. Allyson Walker, Bainbridge 2. Levi Smith, Loganville 3. Josh Ingle, Gordon Central TRIO 4. Jason Clark, Lee County 1. Bainbridge: Allyson Walker, McKay Webb, Tiffany Smith GIRLS DRAMATIC 2. Gordon Central: Jerrico Roland, INTERPRETATION Whitney Woodard, Tori Bryant 1. Melanie Barron, Southeast Whitfield 3. Loganville: Bekki Moore, 2. Jamie Meyer, Evans Hannah Jaynes, Kendal Roderick 3. Lisa Kitchens, Lee County 4. Forsyth Central: Shay Cambre, 4. Carla Strozier, North Clayton Kristen Thornton, Christian Randall

BOYS SPELLING QUARTET 1. Andrew Clockel, Northgate 1. Hardaway: Ezra Williams, 2. Taylor Papallo, Salem Devon Johnson, Derek Peters, 3. David Musselwhite, Central-Macon Alex Scott 4. Connor Magill, Marist 2. North Forsyth: Michael Abreu, Brett Newcome, Chris Wall, GIRLS SPELLING Danny Hoadley 1. Jessica Edwards, Chapel Hill 3. Woodland: Kevin Norris, 2. Quin Pu, Lakeside-Evans Charlie Cumbee, Tim Claypole, 3. Lydia Reagin, Gordon Central Justin Zierler 4. Lashundra Pierce, North Clayton 4. Northgate: Jonathan Hinkle, Salvatore LaCascio, Chris Jones, BOYS ESSAY Nicholas Fehn 1. Nakuh Shekhawat, Lakeside-Evans 2. Charlie Nagle, Marist HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 3. Taylor Papallo, Salem 1. Marist ...... 23 4. Mark Spurlock, East Paulding 2. Lakeside, Evans ...... 18 3. Gordon Central ...... 11 4. Southeast Whitfield ...... 10 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 215 STATE LITERARY - AAA BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS GIRLS ESSAY SPEAKING 1. Shakira Croce, Gainesville 1. TIE: Barrett Grant, Mary Persons; 2. Heather McGurger, Spalding Jonathan Icaza, Carrollton; 3. Olivia Underwood, Franklin County and Collin Woodard, Oconee County 4. Kelsey Smith, Cass 4. Matt Swafford, Westover BOYS SOLO GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS 1. Cameron Brune, Davidson Fine Arts SPEAKING 2. Robby Owenby, White County 1. TIE, Hannah Wells, Gilmer 3. Norman Hardman, Northside- Col. and Emily Rose Guillebeau, 4. Jonathan Fallin, Cairo Oconee County 3. Lucy Guy, Washington County GIRLS SOLO 4. Selena Robinson, Harlem 1. Arwan Myers, Davidson Fine Arts 2. Laura Beth Wrenn, Oconee County BOYS DRAMATIC 3. Lindsay Cunningham, Carrollton INTERPRETATION 4. Becky Law, Washington County 1. Jade Hawk, Davidson Fine Arts 2. TIE: Parker Couch, Gainesville TRIO and Sam Maxwell, Oconee County 1. Davidson Fine Arts: Arwan Myers, 3. Samuel Veal, Washington County Marjorie Purrell, Joan Estep 2. North Hall: Miquel Garland, GIRLS DRAMATIC Mary Lee Jackson, Rebecca Ryan INTERPRETATION 3. Apalachee: Ashley Jernigan, 1. Ashley Guffey, Gilmer Ana Brown, Nicole Burgess 2. Kassie Puckett, Troup 4. Carrollton: Lindsay Cunningham, 3. Christina Watkins, Davidson Fine Arts Liz Johnson, Kristen Hagan 4. Candace Kitchens, Washington Co. QUARTET BOYS SPELLING 1. Westover: Corey Boone, 1. Julian Hernandez, Columbus Carl White, Martez Favis, 2. Andrew Deaton, Apalachee Ricory Greene 3. Brian Saul, Perry 2. Davidson Fine Arts: Cameron Brune, 4. Greg Koo, Cartersville Matthew Mack, Benjamin Wilcher, Kyle Iasiello GIRLS SPELLING 3. Apalachee: Zecharian Pierce, 1. Phoeny Li, White County John Rittlemeyer, Rodney Long, 2. Katherine Barnhart, Westover Andrew Deaton 3. Emmalyne Braswell, South Effingham 4. Columbus: John Elder, 4. Allison Robinson, Cedartown Jonathon Harrell, Shamir Long, Ben Fowler BOYS ESSAY 1. Ali Raza, Oconee County HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 2. George Robertson, Davidson Fine Arts 1. Davidson Fine Arts ...... 41 3. Matt Macon, Worth County 2. Oconee County ...... 27 4. Ben Watts, Troup 3. TIE: Gilmer ...... 13 Westover ...... 13 216 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE LITERARY - AA BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS GIRLS ESSAY SPEAKING 1. Ashley Mengwasser, Buford 1. Sam Strozzo, Southeast Bulloch 2. Leia Edenfield, Savannah Christian 2. TIE: Austin McNair, Early County 3. Chelsea Nix, Monticello and Mark Bailey, North Oconee 4. Ashley Shipp, Tri-County 4. Patrick Brooks, Charlton County BOYS SOLO GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS 1. Norvan Thomas, Buford SPEAKING 2. Ross Langley, Darlington 1. Amanda Adams, Callaway 3. Ryann Ussery, Fitzgerald 2. Krystie Kennedy, Jeff Davis 4. Jacob Paulk, Cook 3. Carrie Miller, Oglethorpe County 4. Megan Sulpy, Buford GIRLS SOLO 1. Elizabeth Massee, Fitzgerald BOYS DRAMATIC 2. Rachel Sterrenberg, Morgan County INTERPRETATION 3. Emily Suber, Rutland 1. Brandon Goodman, Darlington 4. Lauren Futch, Cook 2. John Deborde, Vidalia 3. Michael Bryson, North Oconee TRIO 4. Ty Langley, Buford 1. Early County: Audrey Crocker, Ryn Palmer, Paige Watson GIRLS DRAMATIC 2. Buford: Tierra Green, INTERPRETATION Amber Peroni, Callie Walton 1. Kelly Williford, Fitzgerald 3. Dodge County: Heather Hall, 2. Brooke Caldwell, Lumpkin County Kristin Foxworth, Ivy Hilliard 3. Patricia Garcia, Thomasville 4. Rutland: Emily Suber, 4. Brittany Reid, Lamar County Lindsey Soles, Keilah Wynn

BOYS SPELLING QUARTET 1. Ted Wieber, Greater Atlanta Christian 1. Buford: Norvan Thomas, 2. Ryan Lawson, Dade County Garrett Graves, Glynn Segars, 3. Andrew Watts, Bleckley County Max Groom 4. Collin Jones, Berrien 2. Thomasville: Brian Hehn, Chad Cone, Victor McMillan, GIRLS SPELLING Harrison Grieme 1. Claire Kersey, Calhoun 3. Pierce County: Jay Kirkland, 2. Erin Mills, Appling County Michael Loredo, Jim Perry, 3. Whitney Hewell, East Hall Ben Wheeler 4. Lydya DePue, Savannah Christian 4. Darlington: Jonothan Lane, Ross Langley, Ben Pate, John Kagley BOYS ESSAY 1. Ted Wieber, Greater Atlanta Christian HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 2. Jordan Fennell, Appling County 1. Buford ...... 28 3. Jeff Chau, Pike County 2. Fitzgerald ...... 17 4. Adam Joyave, Calhoun 3. Greater Atlanta Christian ...... 14 4. Darlington ...... 13 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 217 STATE LITERARY - A BOYS EXTEMPORANEOUS GIRLS ESSAY SPEAKING 1. Evelyne Friermuth, Lakeview Academy 1. Sam Enumah, Brookstone 2. Rebecca Gay, Emanuel Co. Institute 2. Lance Allen, Montgomery County 3. Mary Myers, Trion 3. Nicholas Johnson, Lakeview Academy 4. Keely Kight, Telfair County 4. TIE: David Hamby. Lanier County and Cameron Day, Trion BOYS SOLO 1. David Laster, Turner County GIRLS EXTEMPORANEOUS 2. Wesley Berry, Wilcox County SPEAKING 3. Chris Adams, Lakeview Academy 1. Laney Turner, Lincoln County 4. Peyson Moss, Lincoln County 2. Mary Myers, Trion 3. Evelyne Friermuth, Lakeview Academy GIRLS SOLO 4. Natasha Arora, Brookstone 1. Allison Powers, Athens Christian 2. Susannah Clark, Ware Co. Magnet BOYS DRAMATIC 3. Chelsea Smith, Brookstone INTERPRETATION 4. Rebecca Henry, Hawkinsville 1. Dustin Pledger, Trion 2. Tory Griffin, Terrell County TRIO 3. Alex Moore, Hebron Christian 1. Rabun Gap: Megan Funkhauser, 4. David Ball, Lincoln County Sara Carlson, Kyle Wiggins-Rowan 2. Seminole County: Meg Moulton, GIRLS DRAMATIC Katie Trice, Maggie Bridges INTERPRETATION 3. Brookstone: Sara Herman, 1. Kait Arias, Bremen Chelsea Smith, Leah Vahjen 2. Kellen O’Neil, Lincoln County 4. TIE: Montgomery County: 3. Kayle Griffin, Ware County Magnet Ashley Chandler, Holli Morgan, 4. TIE: Tegan Simmons, Bryan County Allie O’Neill and Kelsey Zottnick, Lakeview Acad. and Washington-Wilkes: Katie Duggan, Elizabeth Duggan, BOYS SPELLING April Shelton 1. Robert Scully, Lakeview Academy 2. Malhar Agarwal, Ware Co. Magnet QUARTET 3. Caleb Bloodworth, Gordon Lee 1. Seminole County: Ja’Peal Elijah, 4. Nathan McGrady, Schley County Kenyon White, Daniel Smith, Nigel Sims GIRLS SPELLING 2. Bremen: Joshua Akin, Phillip Arias, 1. Anna Rodriguez, Pacelli John Rowell, Seth Benefield 2. Abigail Minor, Lincoln County 3. Wilcox County: Wesley Berry, 3. Danielle Thomas, Wilcox County Antonio Mercer, Chad Smith, 4. Kaylyn Wade, Gordon Lee Tavoris Wallace 4. Lincoln County: Raphael Albea, BOYS ESSAY Peyson Moss, Brandon Reed, 1. Ben Wilson, Commerce Jeff Wright 2. Jason Smith, Gordon Lee 3. Chaz Wood, Atkinson County HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 4. Sidney Ellington, Long County 1. Lakeview Academy ...... 23.5 2. Lincoln County ...... 20 3. Trion ...... 15.5 4. Brookstone ...... 14 218 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE DEBATE

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1. Chattahoochee 1. Pace Academy Aff: Chen Ni Aff: Simran Chaudhry Daniyal Inamullah Abrar Ahmed Neg: Garrett Abelkop Neg: Abi Bhuiyan John Warden Bryan Gort

2. Northview 2. Westminster Aff: David Zhou Aff: Tejas Sathian Sanjay Challa Josh McLaurin Neg: Stefan Jiang Neg: Eric Huh Paurush Babbar Stephen Weil

3. McIntosh 3. Riverwood Aff: Evan Roth Aff: Brian Shmerling Erin Ramsey Caroline Brandt Neg: Blake Bliss Neg: Chris Robins Chris Poth Gentry Sharril

4. Woodward Academy 4. Grady Aff: Lina Skandalakis Aff: Thi Lam Bobo Bose-Kolanu Jermeen Sherman Neg: Munir Karimi Neg: Ramika Gourdine Bobby Rosenbleeth Jeffery Thomas

Top Affirmative Speaker: Top Affirmative Speaker: Daniyal Inamullah, Caroline Brandt, Chattahoochee Riverwood

Top Negative Speaker: Top Negative Speaker: Garrett Abelkop, Bryan Gort, Chattahoochee Pace Academy GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 219 STATE ONE-ACT PLAY

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1. Tri-Cities: "Purlie" 1. Greater Atlanta Christian: "Rumors" 2. Brookwood: "Into the Woods" 2. Irwin County: "The Complete Works 3. Norcross: "Steel Magnolias" of William Shakespeare" 4. Kennesaw Mountain: "The Night 3. Darlington: "Othello" 4. Thomasville: "The Wiz" Thoreau Spent in Jail" Best Actress: Heather McMahan Best Actress: Christy Clark Greater Atlanta Christian Tri-Cities Best Actor: Brandon Goodman Best Actor: Ronaldo Lackey Darlington Tri-Cities A AAAA 1. Bremen: "You're a Good Man, 1. Forsyth Central: "The Kentucky Charlie Brown" Cycle" 2. Rabun Gap: "Off The Map" 2. Northside-WR: "Batboy" 3. Brookstone: "Ordinary People" 3. Lee County: "Not About Nightingale" 4. Galloway: "The Conference of the 4. Lithia Springs: "The Sacred Hoop" Birds"

Best Actress: Tiffani Frana Best Actress: Trecy Bergen Forsyth Central Rabun Gap Best Actor: Greg Rottman Best Actor: Colin Vinson Northside-WR Bremen

AAA

1. Washington County: "A Funny Think Happened ... " 2. Columbus: "Sylvia" 3. Gainesville: "The Fantasticks" 4. Apalachee: "Anansi Tales"

Best Actress: Adrianne Kuss Harlem Best Actor: Jonathan Harrell Columbus 220 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AAAAA

First Round: Lowndes ...... 5-15 Jenkins ...... 0-0 Newnan ...... 5-3-19 Lithonia ...... 4-8-6 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 3-11 Collins Hill ...... 0-2 Roswell ...... 6-17 Grayson ...... 5-8 Coffee ...... 2-10-6 Brunswick ...... 10-2-5 Union Grove ...... 10-12 Newton ...... 5-5 Chattahoochee ...... 10-6 Sprayberry ...... 0-2 Walton ...... 8-5 South Gwinnett ...... 3-2 Lassiter ...... 2-7-4 Brookwood ...... 5-5-3 Centennial ...... 2-11-6 McEachern ...... 9-1-3 Fayette County ...... 10-5-16 Redan ...... 0-13-13 Camden County ...... 2-3-12 Houston County ...... 0-8-2 Parkview ...... 9-8-19 Milton ...... 8-9-5 Norcross ...... 7-2-9 Harrison ...... 1-5-4 Starr's Mill ...... 10-12 Riverdale ...... 0-0 Glynn Academy ...... 4-10 Colquitt County ...... 3-4

Second Round: Lowndes ...... 0-8-11 Newnan ...... 9-7-3 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 2-5-5 Roswell ...... 5-0-4 Coffee ...... 5-7 Union Grove ...... 4-5 Chattahoochee ...... 4-8-8 Walton ...... 6-1-6 Lassiter ...... 6-18 Centennial ...... 2-7 Fayette County ...... 4-11 Camden County ...... 3-3 Parkview ...... 10-15 Norcross ...... 4-2 Starr's Mill ...... 1-17 Glynn Academy ...... 0-0

Quarterfinals: Kennesaw Mountain ..... 11-11 Lowndes ...... 8-6 Chattahoochee ...... 7-15 Coffee ...... 0-1 Lassiter ...... 6-9 Fayette County ...... 4-1 Parkview ...... 2-11 Starr's Mill ...... 1-3

Semifinals: Chattahoochee ...... 10-4 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 3-3 Lassiter ...... 5-3-13 Parkview ...... 4-6-9

Finals: Chattahoochee ...... 2-5-10 Lassiter ...... 6-0-4 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 221 STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AAAA

First Round: Lee County ...... 4-18 Luella ...... 0-3 Lakeside-Evans ...... 12-17 Woodward ...... 3-7 East Paulding ...... 17-13 Forest Park ...... 1-4 Eastside ...... 9-6 Lakeside-DeKalb ...... 3-4 Hardaway ...... 18-15 Ware County ...... 3-3 Evans ...... 5-13-16 Chapel Hill ...... 8-3-4 NW Whitfield ...... 5-10-5 SW DeKalb ...... 2-11-4 Etowah ...... 5-6-5 Salem ...... 3-12-3 Marist ...... 4-8-8 Cedar Shoals ...... 8-3-7 Ringgold ...... 1-5-10 Jonesboro ...... 0-9-0 Statesboro ...... 12-8 Alexander ...... 2-0 Henry County ...... 8-5 Bainbridge ...... 0-4 Heritage ...... 5-14 North Forsyth ...... 3-13 North Atlanta ...... 14-8 Ridgeland ...... 6-3 Effingham County ...... 10-7 Northgate ...... 5-6 Thomas Co. Central ...... 7-8 Griffin ...... 5-6

Second Round: Lee County ...... 3-24 Lakeside-Evans ...... 1-9 East Paulding ...... 9-4 Eastside ...... 5-3 Evans ...... 1-7-11 Hardaway ...... 3-1-10 Etowah ...... 9-15 NW Whitfield ...... 0-11 Marist ...... 6-8 Ringgold ...... 2-2 Henry County ...... 11-11 Statesboro ...... 5-3 Heritage ...... 8-8 North Atlanta ...... 0-6 Thomas Co. Central ...... 17-21 Effingham County ...... 14-10

Quarterfinals: Lee County ...... 2-10 East Paulding ...... 1-5 Evans ...... 1-3-7 Etowah ...... 7-2-6 Henry County ...... 3-15 Marist ...... 2-10 Heritage ...... 5-13 Thomas Co. Central ...... 1-2

Semifinals: Lee County ...... 16-6 Evans ...... 6-2 Henry County ...... 2-4-6 Heritage ...... 3-3-5

Finals: Henry County ...... 2-10-16 Lee County ...... 1-14-14 222 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AAA

First Round: Harlem ...... 5-4-13 Crisp County ...... 2-7-2 LaGrange ...... 12-7 Peach County ...... 0-3 Johnson-Gaines...... 1-10-16 M.L. King ...... 7-9-9 Carrollton ...... 6-9 Stephens County ...... 4-2 Cross Creek ...... 7-14 Westover ...... 2-1 Shaw ...... 5-4 Spalding ...... 0-0 Riverwood ...... 14-7-7 Flowery Branch ...... 3-10-2 Cedartown ...... 1-2-7 Elbert County ...... 16-1-5 Cartersville ...... 11-15 Franklin County ...... 1-1 Blessed Trinity ...... 10-9 Fannin County ...... 0-0 Columbus ...... 16-13 Washington County ...... 1-2 Benedictine ...... 12-7 Worth County ...... 2-6 Oconee County ...... 8-5 Central-Carroll ...... 7-4 North Hall ...... 5-10 Westminster ...... 1-9 Troup ...... 16-10 Mary Persons ...... 4-3 South Effingham ...... 11-11 Cairo ...... 1-1

Second Round: LaGrange ...... 4-7 Harlem ...... 2-1 Carrollton ...... 1-7-11 Johnson-Gaines...... 4-6-1 Shaw ...... 9-0-11 Cross Creek ...... 2-10-10 Cedartown ...... 4-5 Riverwood ...... 3-2 Cartersville ...... 7-9 Blessed Trinity ...... 6-1 Columbus ...... 8-6 Benedictine ...... 1-3 Oconee County ...... 9-5 North Hall ...... 8-2 South Effingham ...... 7-11 Troup ...... 5-1

Quarterfinals: Carrollton ...... 4-4-11 LaGrange ...... 14-2-1 Shaw ...... 15-15 Cedartown ...... 5-0 Columbus ...... 1-11-14 Cartersville ...... 4-0-9 South Effingham ...... 10-7 Oconee County ...... 1-3

Semifinals: Shaw ...... 1-4-8 Carrollton ...... 4-0-4 Columbus ...... 7-7 South Effingham ...... 6-3

Finals: Columbus ...... 10-9 Shaw ...... 2-1 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 223 STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AA

First Round: Cook ...... 5-18 Toombs County ...... 2-3 Fitzgerald ...... 6-7 Jackson ...... 5-4 Lovett ...... 10-17 North Oconee ...... 0-4 Dade County ...... 8-5-7 Providence ...... 4-13-6 Metter ...... 10-10 Albany ...... 3-8 Pike County ...... 7-10 Bacon County ...... 6-2 Westside-Augusta ...... 6-6-10 Decatur ...... 5-7-7 Pepperell ...... 11-12 Wesleyan ...... 8-6 Calhoun ...... 3-5 GACS ...... 2-4 Pace Academy ...... 1-7 Morgan County ...... 0-6 Brantley County ...... 12-5 Lamar County ...... 1-2 Savannah Christian ...... 2-7-3 Thomasville ...... 0-8-2 Buford ...... 8-16 LaFayette ...... 2-3 Walker ...... 17-20 Oglethorpe County ...... 9-19 Jeff Davis ...... 5-1-6 Callaway ...... 4-2-5 Dublin ...... 7-12 Berrien ...... 6-1

Second Round: Cook ...... 4-25 Fitzgerald ...... 3-12 Lovett ...... 5-13 Dade County ...... 2-0 Pike County ...... 5-8 Metter ...... 0-1 Westside-Augusta ...... 7-9 Pepperell ...... 6-7 Calhoun ...... 4-10 Pace Academy ...... 0-0 Brantley County ...... 1-4-7 Savannah Christian ...... 9-0-4 Buford ...... 11-10 Walker ...... 1-2 Jeff Davis ...... 8-6-7 Dublin ...... 5-7-6

Quarterfinals: Cook ...... 1-9-5 Lovett ...... 3-4-4 Westside-Augusta ...... 9-5 Pike County ...... 8-0 Calhoun ...... 7-11 Brantley County ...... 0-1 Buford ...... 7-7 Jeff Davis ...... 1-0

Semifinals: Westside-Augusta ...... 4-7 Cook ...... 3-3 Calhoun ...... 2-6 Buford ...... 1-3

Finals: Calhoun ...... 8-6 Westside-Augusta ...... 4-0 224 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS A

First Round: Atkinson County ...... 15-16 Long County ...... 5-6 Brookstone ...... 16-16 Wilcox County ...... 3-1 Landmark Christian ....6-21-17 Aquinas ...... 8-6-7 Gordon Lee ...... 2-4 Prince Avenue Christian ...... 0-3 Calvary Day ...... 7-10 Seminole County ...... 0-2 Hawkinsville ...... 7-17 Pacelli ...... 0-7 St. Francis ...... 4-6 Lincoln County ...... 2-4 Bowdon ...... 8-6 Social Circle ...... 6-5 Temple ...... 11-11 Athens Christian ...... 1-0 Eagles' Landing Christ. ... 7-10 Ga. Military College ...... 0-7 Schley County ...... 12-13 Wheeler County ...... 4-1 McIntosh Co. Acad...... 3-5-12 Miller County ...... 8-4-2 Athens Academy ...... 11-5-22 Bremen ...... 1-15-11 Mt. Paran ...... 11-10 Washington-Wilkes ...... 4-6 Treutlen ...... 8-9 Taylor County ...... 1-6 Lanier County ...... 16-3 Portal ...... 0-0

Second Round: Atkinson County ...... 10-7-13 Brookstone ...... 0-8-11 Landmark Christian ...... 11-13 Gordon Lee ...... 2-10 Calvary Day ...... 6-11 Hawkinsville ...... 2-5 Bowdon ...... 6-11 St. Francis ...... 5-5 Eagle's Landing Christ...... 5-9 Temple ...... 0-3 Schley County ...... 2-10-14 McIntosh Co. Acad...... 15-1-7 Mt. Paran ...... 7-16 Athens Academy ...... 6-6 Lanier County ...... 7-5 Treutlen ...... 6-4

Quarterfinals: Atkinson County ...... 2-9 Landmark Christian ...... 1-6 Calvary Day ...... 5-6-18 Bowdon ...... 3-10-2 Eagle's Landing Christ. ..9-1-8 Schley County ...... 4-12-1 Mt. Paran ...... 12-14 Lanier County ...... 0-1

Semifinals: Calvary Day ...... 0-11-8 Atkinson County ...... 5-3-6 Mt. Paran ...... 8-1-16 Eagle's Landing Christ...... 4-4-5

Finals: Calvary Day ...... 3-10 Mt. Paran ...... 1-4 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 225 STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

AAAAA - GIRLS AAAAA - BOYS

First Round First Round Beach 52 - Tift Co. 38 Coffee 66 - Savannah 65 Brookwood 61 - Milton 48 Douglass 61 - Fayette County 51 Campbell 48 - Centennial 38 Houston Co. 58 - Camden County 51 Central Gwinnett 69 - Cherokee 59 Kennesaw Mtn. 73 - Collins Hill 62 Collins Hill 74 - South Cobb 40 Lowndes 53 - Brunswick 31 Colquitt Co. 47 - Camden County 46 Milton 69 - Berkmar 63 Glynn Academy 69 - Coffee 51 Newton 45 - East Coweta 37 Houston Co. 58 - Windsor Forest 48 Norcross 70 - Harrison 29 Marietta 89 - Dacula 46 North Gwinnett 67 - Campbell 59 McEachern 55 - Chattahoochee 47 Pope 64 - Shiloh 52 Morrow 60 - Starr's Mill 42 South Cobb 54 - Dacula 47 Redan 73 - Newnan 49 South Gwinnett 74 - Kell 41 Riverdale 53 - Fayette County 44 Stephenson 66 - Mundy's Mill 40 Sequoyah 57 - Shiloh 53 Tift County 66 - Groves 57 South Gwinnett 48 - Wheeler 39 Tri-Cities 74 - Newnan 50 Stephenson 69 - Mundy's Mill 49 Wheeler 118 - Meadowcreek 80

Second Round Second Round Beach 64 - Morrow 47 Douglass, Atlanta 62 - Coffee 56 Campbell 50 - South Gwinnett 47 Kennesaw Mountain 62 - Milton 36 Collins Hill 70 - Central Gwinnett 42 Norcross 68 - Pope 65 Marietta 54 - Brookwood 46 Stephenson 63 - Houston County 54 McEachern 60 - Sequoyah 53 Tift County 50 - Tri-Cities 46 Redan 47 - Houston County 41 Newton 62 - Lowndes 41 Riverdale 62 - Glynn Academy 46 South Gwinnett 87 - South Cobb 69 Stephenson 70 - Colquitt County 42 Wheeler 82 - North Gwinnett 56

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Collins Hill 50 - Marietta 46 Newton 51 - Douglass, Atlanta 44 McEachern 61 - Campbell 49 Norcross 74 - Kennesaw Mountain 69 Redan 55 - Beach 45 Stephenson 50 - Tift County 41 Stephenson 58 - Riverdale 52 Wheeler 84 - South Gwinnett 80

Semifinals Semifinals Collins Hill 64 - Stephenson 49 Norcross 63 - Stephenson 47 Redan 56 - McEachern 51 Wheeler 78 - Newton 50

Finals Finals Collins Hill 69 - Redan 52 Wheeler 63 - Norcross 48 226 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE BASKETBALL

AAAA - GIRLS AAAA - BOYS

First Round First Round East Paulding 70 - North Clayton 48 Bainbridge 72 - Henry County 45 Etowah 50 - Clarke Central 28 Baldwin 72 - Chapel Hill 67 Greenbrier 54 - Woodward Academy 31 Carver, Columbus 68 - Lee County 65 Haralson Co. 68 - Wayne County 40 Cedar Shoals 66 - Marist 40 Jones Co. 97 - Douglas County 95 Columbia 46 - Paulding County 34 Jonesboro 74 - Rome 51 Douglas Co. 103 - Greenbrier 64 Lakeside 58 - Rockdale County 54 Etowah 95 - Eastside 92 Mays 77 - Northwest Whitfield 55 Griffin 72 - Ware County 39 North Forsyth 73 - Salem 70 Lithia Springs 58 - Wayne County 53 Northside-WR 63 - Bainbridge 31 Mays 79 - Woodland 57 Sandy Creek 64 - Statesboro 39 N. Clayton 73 - Gordon Central 59 St. Pius 58 - Loganville 48 Northside, WR 80 - Thomas Co. Central 49 Stockbridge 66 - Thomas Co. Central 59 Sandy Creek 66 - Statesboro 56 Stone Mountain 56 - Dalton 49 SW DeKalb 64 - Ringgold 46 Warner Robins 48 - Ware County 33 St. Pius 68 - Clarke Central 64 Westside, Macon 74 - Lee County 24 Tucker 67 - Heritage 51

Second Round Second Round Etowah 64 - East Paulding 49 Baldwin 70 - Northside, WR 59 Greenbrier 60 - Stockbridge 51 Columbia 49 - St. Pius 26 Jonesboro 40 - Lakeside, DeKalb 23 Etowah 53 - North Clayton 49 Jones County 61 - Warner Robins 43 Griffin 88 - Douglas County 77 Northside, WR 54 - Sandy Creek 35 Lithia Springs 79 - Carver, Columbus 68 St. Pius 50 - Mays 44 Mays 55, Cedar Shoals 38 Stone Mountain 47 - North Forsyth 30 Sandy Creek 64 - Bainbridge 47 Westside, Macon 64 - Haralson Co. 54 Tucker 72 - Southwest DeKalb 66

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Etowah 56 - Jonesboro 51 Griffin 73 - Lithia Springs 54 Jones County 56 - Northside, WR 54 Mays 79 - Etowah 46 Stone Mountain 57 - St. Pius 34 Sandy Creek 68 - Baldwin 48 Westside, Macon 54 - Greenbrier 52 Tucker 54 - Columbia 52

Semifinals Semifinals Etowah 47 - Jones County 41 Mays 58 - Griffin 54 Westside, Macon 51 - Stone Mount. 47 Tucker 75 - Sandy Creek 71

Finals Finals Etowah 61 - Westside, Macon 47 Mays 63 - Tucker 56 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 227 STATE BASKETBALL

AAA - GIRLS AAA - BOYS

First Round First Round Avondale 57 - West Hall 42 Banneker 66 - Hart County 60 Cairo 60 - Burke County 59 Cairo 38 - Glenn Hills 36 Carrollton 64 - Oconee County 32 Cartersville 91 - Apalachee 70 Cedartown 61 - Elbert County 43 Cass 60 - Monroe Area 48 Columbus 55 - Northeast Macon 52 Crisp County 50 - Thomson 46 Franklin County 62 - Cartersville 55 Dougherty 70 - Butler 62 Gainesville 45 - Dunwoody 41 Dunwoody 77 - Flowery Branch 59 Hephzibah 86 - Monroe 43 Johnson 84 - Riverwood 70 Johnson 86 - Towers 44 M.L. King 72 - Gainesville 58 Kendrick 74 - Washington County 43 Oconee County 65 - Cedartown 44 LaGrange 62 - Southwest Macon 51 Peach County 54 - Jordan 46 Peach County 58 - Shaw 44 Perry 76 - LaGrange 69 Stephens County 57 - Cass 53 Spencer 81 - Washngton County 68 Westminster 45 - Flowery Branch 34 Troup 67 - Mary Persons 52 Westover 41 - Cross Creek 34 Westlake 73 - White County 59 Worth County 77 - Liberty County 68 Westover 71 - Hephizbah 65

Second Round Second Round Avondale 72 - Stephens County 47 Banneker 78 - Johnson, Gainesville 76 Columbus 52 - Cairo 51 Crisp County 56 - Perry 52 Johnson, Gainesville 57 - Carrollton 52 Dougherty 72 - Spencer 71 Gainesville 58 - Franklin County 28 Dunwoody 89 - Cartersville 55 Hephzibah 65 - Peach County 46 M.L. King 61 - Cass 56 Kendrick 69 - Westover 52 Peach County 59 - Cairo 44 Westminster 48 - Cedartown 29 Troup 71 - Westover 53 Worth County 71 - LaGrange 56 Westlake 62 - Oconee County 41

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Johnson, Gainesville 65, Avondale 58 Dougherty 55 - Peach County 54 Hephzibah 69 - Worth County 61 Dunwoody 80 - Banneker 57 Kendrick 37 - Columbus 30 M.L. King 63 - Westlake 55 Westminster 38 - Gainesville 35 Troup 68 - Crisp County 56

Semifinals Semifinals Hephzibah 50 - Westminster 48 Dunwoody 83 - Dougherty 60 Kendrick 65 - Johnson, Gainesville 59 Troup 62 - M.L. King 53

Finals Finals Hephzibah 72 - Kendrick 64 Dunwoody 67 - Troup 61 228 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE BASKETBALL

AA - GIRLS AA - BOYS

First Round First Round Appling County 71 - Manchester 48 Albany 56 - Toombs County 54 Brantley County 71 - Greenville 53 Buford 81 - Calhoun 69 Dade County 61 - Buford 43 Carver-Atl. 69 - Greene County 68 Dodge County 75 - Brooks County 44 Chattooga 71 - Wesleyan 63 Dublin 50 - Cook 38 Cross Keys 52 - Putnam County 50 Early County 51 - Screven County 35 Dublin 94 - Cook 49 East Hall 42 - Calhoun 39 East Hall 97 - Pepperell 50 GACS 62 - Coosa 28 East Laurens 67 - Early County 63 Holy Innocents' 66 - Greene County 27 GAC 59 - Coosa 54 Jackson 66 - Fitzgerald 57 Greenville 83 - Pierce County 62 Josey 69 - Crim 53 Josey 76 - Decatur 43 Laney 56 - Paideia 47 Lovett 55 - Morgan County 51 Macon County 69 - Charlton County 61 Manchester 81 - Bacon County 40 Tattnall County 50 - Mitchell-Baker 48 Pike County 85 - Brantley County 79 Wesleyan 62 - Model 40 Thomasville 73 - Tattnall County 68 Westside, Aug. 46 - Pace Academy 45 Tri-County 51 - Fitzgerald 49

Second Round Second Round Appling County 63 - Tattnall County 55 Buford 76 - Cross Keys 53 Dade County 73 - Laney 40 Dublin 85 - Manchester 71 Dodge County 49 - Jackson 34 East Hall 113 - Carver, Atlanta 88 Dublin 56 - Macon County 51 East Laurens 72 - Pike County 59 Early County 48 - Brantley County 37 GACS 51 - Lovett 49 GACS 75 - Westside, Augusta 45 Greenville 57 - Thomasville 52 Holy Innocents' 50 - East Hall 35 Josey 81 - Chattooga 53 Wesleyan 65 - Josey 40 Tri-County 71 - Albany 60

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Dade County 60 - GACS 57 Buford 59 - Josey 55 Dodge County 46 - Early County 36 Dublin 63 - Tri-County 53 Dublin 72 - Appling County 57 East Hall 92 - GACS 70 Wesleyan 46 - Holy Innocents' 27 Greenville 79 - East Laurens 61

Semifinals Semifinals Dade County 48 - Dodge County 39 East Hall 75 - Dublin 60 Wesleyan 89 - Dublin 57 Greenville 67 - Buford 60

Finals Finals Wesleyan 48 - Dade County 37 East Hall 99 - Greenville 67 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 229 STATE BASKETBALL

A - GIRLS A - BOYS

First Round First Round Atkinson County 35 - ECI 34 Bremen 59 - Athens Academy 52 Bowdon 52 - Towns County 45 Calhoun County 43 - Twiggs County 41 Bryan Co. 53 - Turner County 45 Calvary Day 69 - Turner County 64 Calhoun Co. 67 - Montgomery Co. 57 Gordon Lee 63 - Towns County 45 Hancock Central 57 - Greenforest 55 Hancock Cent. 75 - Atl. International 35 Hebron Christian 73 - Trion 31 Jefferson 62 - Bowdon 48 Jefferson 57 - Gordon Lee 56 McIntosh Co. Ac. 61 - Clinch Co. 46 Lakeview Acad. 47 - Bremen 37 Miller 65 - Portal 52 Randolph-Clay 78 - Twiggs County 28 Pelham 85 - ECI 83 St. Francis 52 - Washington-Wilkes 42 Randolph-Clay 107 - Johnson Co. 44 Sav. Cty. Day 43 - Miller County 30 SW Atl. Christian 82 - Wash.-Wilkes 59 Seminole Co. 42 - McIntosh Co. Aca. 39 St. Francis 80 - Lincoln County 61 SW Atl. Christian 67 - Warren Co. 51 Terrell County 82 - Hawkinsville 81 Terrell County 79 - Treutlen 44 Trion 67 - Lakeview Academy 57 Wilkinson County 70 - Pacelli 41 Whitefield Academy 72 - GMC 31 W.D. Mohammed 49 - GMC 24 Wilkinson County 84 - Brookstone 53

Second Round Second Round Bowdon 45 - W.D. Mohammed 40 Calvary Baptist 67 - Calhoun Co. 56 Calhoun County 59 - Bryan County 50 Hancock Central 72 - Gordon Lee 49 Hebron Christ. 63 - SW Atl. Christ. 54 McIntosh Co. Ac. 84 - Wilkinson Co. 82 Jefferson 58 - Hancock Central 52 Randolph-Clay 83 - Miller County 35 Lakeview Academy 49 - St. Francis 41 St. Francis 69 - Bremen 45 Randolph-Clay 51 - Atkinson Co. 43 SW Atl. Christian 76 - Jefferson 73 Terrell County 69 - Seminole County 34 Terrell County 75 - Pelham 68 Wilkinson Co. 59 - Sav. Cty. Day 38 Whitefield Academy 78 - Trion 73

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Calhoun County 62 - Randolph-Clay 52 Hancock Central 83 - St. Francis 78 Hebron Christian 61 - Jefferson 50 Randolph-Clay 91 - McIntosh Co. Ac. 62 Lakeview Academy 53 - Bowdon 32 SW Atl. Christian 59 - Whitefield Ac. 38 Terrell County 58 - Wilkinson County 54 Terrell County 73 - Calvary Baptist 58

Semifinals Semifinals Calhoun County 61 - Lakeview Aca. 43 Randolph-Clay 84 - Hancock Central 54 Terrell County 53 - Hebron Christian 40 SW Atl. Christian 74 - Terrell Co. 59

Finals Finals Terrell County 48 - Calhoun County 45 Randolph-Clay 80 - SW Atl. Christian 65 230 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE CHEERLEADING

AAAAA

1. Chattahoochee ...... 261 2. South Forsyth ...... 255 3. Lassiter ...... 254 4. Starr's Mill ...... 246

AAAA

1. Woodland ...... 243 2. Loganville ...... 241 (403) 3. Northgate ...... 241 (402) 4. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe ...... 238

AAA

1. Carrollton ...... 256 2. Columbus ...... 253 3. Central-Carrollton ...... 242 (404) 4. Chestatee ...... 242 (401)

1. Pepperell ...... 242 2. Bleckley County ...... 240 3. Calhoun ...... 239 4. Dawson County ...... 235

1. Commerce ...... 236 2. Bremen ...... 235 3. Jefferson ...... 211 4. Brookstone ...... 210

CO-ED

1. Duluth ...... 249 2. Peachtree Ridge ...... 248 3. Winder-Barrow ...... 224 4. Tift County ...... 221 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 231 STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET AAAAA - BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Sam Bryfczynski, Walton (15:31.13) 2. Ben Hubers, McEachern (15:31.78) 3. Alex Erickson, Parkview (15:49.21) 4. Jay Heller, Walton (15:53.41)

TEAM SCORES 1. Parkview ...... 63 3. Collins Hill ...... 99 2. Walton ...... 70 4. Brookwood ...... 152 AAAAA - GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Jackie Drouin, Collins Hill (18:28.12) 2. Katina Zuganelis, Kennesaw Mountain (19:06.96) 3. Haley Conger, North Cobb (19:11.75) 4. Abby Self, Grayson (19:14.10)

TEAM SCORES 1. Collins Hill ...... 44 3. Kennesaw Mountain ...... 131 2. Walton ...... 90 4. Brookwood ...... 170

AAAA - BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Tyler Warren, Greenbrier (16:10.11) 2. Pete Zimmermann, Marist (16:14.86) 3. Phillip Burks, Southwest DeKalb (16:21.92) 4. Rob Heroman, Marist (16:26.22)

TEAM SCORES 1. Marist ...... 27 3. Chapel Hill ...... 158 2. Greenbrier ...... 120 4. Alexander ...... 169 AAAA - GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Emily Reese, Chamblee (18:33.07) 2. Emily Borsalt, McIntosh (19:00.64) 3. Ena Leufroy, Marist (19:12.97) 4. Jackie Burns, Woodward Academy (19:30.37)

TEAM SCORES 1. Marist ...... 68 3. Heritage ...... 124 2. Lakeside, DeKalb ...... 114 4. McIntosh ...... 132 232 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET AAA - BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Rabah Syed, Spalding (16:31.33) 2. Said Ahmed, Clarkston (16:35.50) 3. Matt Kinsel, Cartersville (16:52.26) 4. John Taggart, Westminster (16:55.42)

TEAM SCORES 1. Westminster ...... 54 3. Blessed Trinity ...... 152 2. Oconee County ...... 106 4. Cartersville ...... 185 AAA - GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Hillary White, Westminster (19:26.94) 2. Sarah Brown, Westminster (20:09.94) 3. Emma Bussard, Carrollton (20:14.32) 4. Keonya Davis, Cartersville (20:17.64)

TEAM SCORES 1. Westminster ...... 41 3. Blessed Trinity ...... 164 2. Riverwood ...... 148 4. Druid Hills ...... 178

AA - BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Nick Stephens, Grady (15:55.04) 2. Saji Girvan, Grady (16:16.85) 3. Taylor Nlian, Wesleyan (17:01.38) 4. Mack Schoen, Lovett (17:03.48)

TEAM SCORES 1. Lovett ...... 53 3. Wesleyan ...... 80 2. Grady ...... 72 4. Greater Atlanta Christian ...... 82 AA - GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Harriott Kelly, Lovett (19:58.71) 2. Haley Kolff, Holy Innocents' (20:17.19) 3. Lacey Meadows, Calhoun (20:18.13) 4. Gilliam Tedeschi, Lovett (20:31.21)

TEAM SCORES 1. Pace Academy ...... 77 3. Lovett ...... 117 2. Wesleyan ...... 82 4. Grady ...... 118 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 233 STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET A - BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Will Bonn, Landmark Christian (16:13.80) 2. Justin Smith, Athens Academy (17:11.94) 3. Michael Leonard, Landmark Christian (17:18.19) 4. Taylor Kellogg, Athens Christian (17:19.55)

TEAM SCORES 1. Landmark Christian ...... 45 3. Athens Christian ...... 111 2. Athens Academy ...... 57 4. Our Lady of Mercy ...... 121 A - GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Whitney Bishoff, Athens Christian (19:00.20) 2. Gabbie Pina, Schley County (20:26.33) 3. Sarah Blanton, Landmark Christian (20:46.06) 4. Morgan Van Gorder, Athens Academy (21:03.97)

TEAM SCORES 1. Landmark Christian ...... 43 3. Athens Academy ...... 70 2. Athens Christian ...... 64 4. Our Lady of Mercy ...... 137 234 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2004-2005 AAAAA R1-1 vs R3-4 Lowndes ...... 56 Windsor-Forest ...... 7 R2-2 vs R4-3 Stephenson ...... 6 Newnan ...... 0 R5-1 vs R7-4 Marietta ...... 21 South Forsyth ...... 12 R6-2 vs R8-3 Sequoyah ...... 31 Central Gwinnett ...... 22 R3-1 vs R1-4 Camden County ...... 9 Colquitt County...... 0 R4-2 vs R2-3 Starr's Mill ...... 24 Riverdale ...... 6 R7-1 vs R5-4 Collins Hill...... 70 South Cobb ...... 68 R6-3 vs R8-2 Cherokee ...... 21 Brookwood ...... 3 R6-1 vs R8-4 Walton ...... 35 Berkmar ...... 0 R7-3 vs R5-2 North Gwinnett ...... 48 Harrison ...... 30 R2-1 vs R4-4 Douglass ...... 32 East Coweta ...... 27 R1-2 vs R3-3 Valdosta ...... 34 Groves ...... 13 R8-1 vs R6-4 Parkview ...... 41 Roswell ...... 7 R5-3 vs R7-2 McEachern ...... 14 Dacula ...... 7 R4-1 vs R2-4 Lovejoy ...... 24 Redan ...... 14 R1-3 vs R3-2 Houston County ...... 21 Bradwell Institute ...... 7 AAAA R1-1 vs R3-4 Ware County ...... 14 Upson-Lee ...... 7 R2-2 vs R4-3 Baldwin ...... 12 Northgate ...... 0 R5-1 vs R7-4 Washington ...... 32 Gordon Central ...... 16 R6-2 vs R8-3 Marist ...... 38 Cedar Shoals ...... 7 R3-1 vs R1-4 Warner Robins ...... 38 Americus-Sumter ...... 21 R4-2 vs R2-3 Creekside ...... 34 Evans ...... 6 R7-1 vs R5-4 Rome ...... 24 Stone Mountain ...... 21 R8-2 vs R6-3 Heritage ...... 14 St. Pius ...... 7 R6-1 vs R8-4 Tucker ...... 44 Clarke Central ...... 14 R7-3 vs R5-2 NW Whitfield ...... 28 North Clayton ...... 27 R2-1 vs R4-4 Statesboro ...... 12 Douglas County ...... 7 R3-3 vs R1-2 Northside-WR ...... 44 Bainbridge ...... 13 R8-1 vs R6-4 Salem ...... 41 North Forsyth ...... 6 R7-2 vs R5-3 Lakeview-Ft. Ogle...... 19 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro ...... 0 R4-1 vs R2-4 Sandy Creek ...... 28 Jones County ...... 0 R3-2 vs R1-3 Griffin ...... 49 Thomas Co. Central ...... 48 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 235

STATE FOOTBALL AAA R1-1 vs R3-4 Cairo ...... 35 Jefferson County ...... 28 R2-2 vs R4-3 Shaw ...... 27 Mary Persons ...... 20 R5-1 vs R7-4 Westminster ...... 42 Johnson, Gainesville ..... 11 R6-2 vs R8-3 Cartersville ...... 34 Hart County ...... 14 R1-4 vs R3-1 Westover ...... 26 Thomson ...... 14 R4-2 vs R2-3 Washington County ...... 34 Troup ...... 17 R7-1 vs R5-4 North Hall ...... 33 Towers ...... 17 R8-2 vs R6-3 Stephens County ...... 24 Cedartown ...... 14 R6-1 vs R8-4 Carrollton ...... 31 Elbert County ...... 0 R7-3 vs R5-2 Gainesville ...... 28 McNair ...... 21 R2-1 vs R4-4 LaGrange ...... 31 Perry ...... 7 R1-2 vs R3-3 Crisp County ...... 14 Glenn Hills ...... 13 R8-1 vs R6-4 Oconee County ...... 28 Cass ...... 10 R5-3 vs R7-2 ML King ...... 12 Pickens ...... 7 R4-1 vs R2-4 Peach County ...... 38 Harris County ...... 7 R1-3 vs R3-2 Dougherty ...... 49 South Effingham ...... 6 AA R3-4 vs R1-1 Swainsboro ...... 37 Thomasville ...... 21 R2-2 vs R4-3 Charlton County...... 27 Pike County ...... 3 R7-4 vs R5-1 Greene County ...... 28 Decatur ...... 24 R6-2 vs R8-3 Coosa ...... 21 Dawson County ...... 6 R3-1 vs R1-4 Vidalia ...... 43 Mitchell-Baker ...... 14 R4-2 vs R2-3 Jackson ...... 31 Appling County ...... 21 R7-1 vs R5-4 Laney ...... 41 Crim ...... 0 R8-2 vs R6-3 GACS ...... 24 Darlington ...... 0 R6-1 vs R8-4 Calhoun ...... 41 Wesleyan ...... 0 R5-2 vs R7-3 Grady ...... 27 Putnam County ...... 26 R2-1 vs R4-4 Fitzgerald ...... 28 Manchester ...... 0 R3-3 vs R1-2 Dublin ...... 14 Cook ...... 7 R8-1 vs R6-4 Buford ...... 34 Chattooga ...... 14 R7-2 vs R5-3 Morgan County ...... 30 Lovett ...... 6 R4-1 vs R2-4 Macon County ...... 13 Irwin County ...... 7 R1-3 vs R3-2 Brooks County ...... 28 Savannah Christian ...... 0 236 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE FOOTBALL A R1-1 vs R3-4 Clinch County ...... 31 ECI ...... 9 R2-2 vs R4-3 Randolph-Clay ...... 35 Johnson County ...... 14 R5-1 vs R7-4 Landmark Christian ...... 20 Aquinas ...... 12 R6-2 vs R8-3 Bremen ...... 28 Jefferson ...... 14 R3-1 vs R1-4 McIntosh Co. Acad...... 44 Atkinson County ...... 6 R4-2 vs R2-3 Twiggs County ...... 35 Brookstone ...... 6 R7-1 vs R5-4 Lincoln County ...... 53 Our Lady of Mercy ...... 0 R8-2 vs R6-3 Commerce ...... 13 Trion ...... 7 R6-1 vs R8-4 Bowdon ...... 39 Social Circle ...... 22 R7-3 vs R5-2 Hancock Central...... 20 Eagles Landing Christ. .. 12 R2-1 vs R4-4 Pacelli ...... 32 Telfair County ...... 6 R3-3 vs R1-2 Savannah Country Day . 38 Turner County ...... 36 R8-1 vs R6-4 Athens Academy ...... 41 Gordon Lee ...... 6 R7-2 vs R5-3 Washington-Wilkes ...... 36 Whitefield Academy ...... 6 R4-1 vs R2-4 Hawkinsville ...... 49 Taylor County ...... 12 R3-2 vs R1-3 Portal ...... 56 Miller County ...... 3

SECOND ROUND AAAAA R1-1 vs R2-2 Lowndes ...... 43 Stephenson ...... 7 R6-2 vs R5-1 Sequoyah ...... 17 Marietta ...... 14 R3-1 vs R4-2 Camden County ...... 21 Starr's Mill ...... 0 R6-3 vs R7-1 Cherokee ...... 10 Collins Hill ...... 0 R6-1 vs R7-3 Walton ...... 27 North Gwinnett ...... 17 R1-2 vs R2-1 Valdosta ...... 38 Douglass ...... 33 R8-1 vs R5-3 Parkview ...... 37 McEachern ...... 0 R1-3 vs R4-1 Houston County ...... 44 Lovejoy ...... 26

AAAA R1-1 vs R2-2 Ware County ...... 31 Baldwin ...... 13 R5-1 vs R6-2 Washington ...... 20 Marist ...... 10 R3-1 vs R4-2 Warner Robins ...... 34 Creekside ...... 21 R7-1 vs R8-2 Rome ...... 27 Heritage ...... 0 R6-1 vs R7-3 Tucker ...... 48 NW Whitfield ...... 14 R2-1 vs R3-3 Statesboro ...... 12 Northside-WR ...... 0 R8-1 vs R7-2 Salem ...... 21 Lakeview-Ft. Ogle...... 17 R3-2 vs R4-1 Griffin ...... 35 Sandy Creek ...... 28 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 237 STATE FOOTBALL AAA R2-2 vs R1-1 Shaw ...... 27 Cairo ...... 0 R6-2 vs R5-1 Cartersville ...... 16 Westminster ...... 14 R4-2 vs R1-4 Washington County ...... 21 Westover ...... 0 R7-1 vs R8-2 North Hall ...... 27 Stephens County ...... 9 R6-1 vs R7-3 Carrollton ...... 17 Gainesville ...... 7 R2-1 vs R1-2 LaGrange ...... 28 Crisp County ...... 0 R5-3 vs R8-1 ML King ...... 22 Oconee County ...... 17 R4-1 vs R1-3 Peach County ...... 42 Dougherty ...... 28

AA R2-2 vs R3-4 Charlton County ...... 41 Swainsboro ...... 7 R6-2 vs R7-4 Coosa ...... 27 Greene County ...... 20 R3-1 vs R4-2 Vidalia ...... 35 Jackson ...... 0 R7-1 vs R8-2 Laney ...... 57 GACS ...... 26 R6-1 vs R5-2 Calhoun ...... 37 Grady ...... 3 R3-3 vs R2-1 Dublin ...... 23 Fitzgerald ...... 15 R8-1 vs R7-2 Buford ...... 38 Morgan County ...... 7 R1-3 vs R4-1 Brooks County ...... 38 Macon County ...... 14

A R1-1 vs R2-2 Clinch County ...... 35 Randolph-Clay ...... 8 R6-2 vs R5-1 Bremen ...... 40 Landmark Christian ...... 39 R3-1 vs R4-2 McIntosh Co. Acad...... 30 Twiggs County ...... 0 R7-1 vs R8-2 Lincoln County ...... 35 Commerce ...... 14 R6-1 vs R7-3 Bowdon ...... 41 Hancock Central ...... 22 R3-3 vs R2-1 Savannah Country Day . 27 Pacelli ...... 14 R8-1 vs R7-2 Athens Academy ...... 14 Washington-Wilkes ...... 13 R4-1 vs R3-2 Hawkinsville ...... 34 Portal ...... 7 238 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE FOOTBALL - QUARTER FINALS

AAAAA R1-1 vs R6-2 Lowndes ...... 28 Sequoyah ...... 7 R3-1 vs R6-3 Camden County ...... 37 Cherokee ...... 7 R6-1 vs R1-2 Walton ...... 17 Valdosta ...... 14 R8-1 vs R1-3 Parkview ...... 21 Houston County ...... 9

AAAA R1-1 vs R5-1 Ware County ...... 10 Washington ...... 7 R3-1 vs R7-1 Warner Robins ...... 35 Rome ...... 32 R2-1 vs R6-1 Statesboro ...... 15 Tucker ...... 14 R8-1 vs R3-2 Salem ...... 34 Griffin ...... 20

AAA R6-2 vs R2-2 Cartersville ...... 26 Shaw ...... 22 R4-2 vs R7-1 Washington County ...... 14 North Hall ...... 7 R2-1 vs R6-1 LaGrange ...... 17 Carrollton ...... 3 R5-3 vs R4-1 ML King ...... 15 Peach County ...... 14

AA R2-2 vs R6-2 Charlton County...... 28 Coosa ...... 7 R7-1 vs R3-1 Laney ...... 34 Vidalia ...... 28 R3-3 vs R6-1 Dublin ...... 48 Calhoun ...... 37 R8-1 vs R1-3 Buford ...... 36 Brooks County ...... 21

A R1-1 vs R6-2 Clinch County ...... 22 Bremen ...... 0 R7-1 vs R3-1 Lincoln County ...... 14 McIntosh Co. Academy .. 0 R6-1 vs R3-3 Bowdon ...... 32 Savannah Country Day . 22 R4-1 vs R8-1 Hawkinsville ...... 28 Athens Academy ...... 10 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 239

STATE FOOTBALL - SEMIFINALS AAAAA R1-1 vs R3-1 Lowndes ...... 30 Camden County ...... 0 R8-1 vs R6-1 Parkview ...... 28 Walton ...... 0

AAAA R3-1 vs R1-1 Warner Robins ...... 40 Ware County ...... 0 R2-1 vs R8-1 Statesboro ...... 17 Salem ...... 0

AAA R4-2 vs R6-2 Washington County ...... 21 Cartersville ...... 7 R2-1 vs R5-3 LaGrange ...... 38 ML King ...... 0

AA R2-2 vs R7-1 Charlton County...... 18 Laney ...... 12 R8-1 vs R3-3 Buford ...... 28 Dublin ...... 24

A R1-1 vs R7-1 Clinch County ...... 26 Lincoln County ...... 6 R4-1 vs R6-1 Hawkinsville ...... 36 Bowdon ...... 14

FINALS AAAAA R1-1 vs R8-1 Lowndes ...... 17 Parkview ...... 14

AAAA R3-1 vs R2-1 Warner Robins ...... 34 Statesboro ...... 13

AAA R2-1 vs R4-2 LaGrange ...... 17 Washington County ...... 6

AA R2-2 vs 8-1 Charlton County...... 35 Buford ...... 20

A R1-1 vs R4-1 Clinch County ...... 14 Hawkinsville ...... 14 240 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AAAAA - BOYS AAAAA - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. Chris Johnson, Glynn Acad...... 141 1. Katelyn Stanier, East Coweta ...... 71 2. TIE: Tal Everett, Glynn Acad. ... 142 2. TIE: Dori Carter, Valdosta ...... 73 An Lion, Northview ...... 142 Louisa Yang, North Gwinnett ..... 73 4. (Six tied at 148) 4. TIE: Joy Kim, Northview ...... 75 Rebecca Durham, Glynn Acad. ... 75 TEAM SCORES Laura Hall, Glynn Acad...... 75

1. Glynn Academy (579) TEAM SCORES Chris Johnson ...... 141 Tal Everett ...... 142 1. Glynn Academy (150) Don Thomas ...... 152 Rebecca Durham ...... 75 Bryant Hare ...... 71 Laura Hall ...... 75 Spencer Bartlett ...... 73 2. Harrison (160) 2. Northview (595) Chelesa Bonk ...... 78 Lion An ...... 142 Emily Cross ...... 82 Austin Weathington ...... 148 Katie Walsh ...... 98 Drew Mitchell ...... 75 B. Kim ...... 75 3. Northview (161) David Kim ...... 76 Joy Kim ...... 75 Jin Chung ...... 79 Nina Yoo ...... 86 Genny Thompson ...... 95 3. Roswell (597) Zack Alred ...... 148 4. Walton (164) John Hopper ...... 149 Blair Minter ...... 81 Pierce McNamara ...... 151 Kelley Jerris ...... 83 Andrew Kirk ...... 74 Jenny Sawyer ...... 90 Robbie Morrice ...... 76 Brendan Wales ...... 78

4. Harrison (601) J.T. Clendenin ...... 148 James White ...... 148 Wes Collier ...... 154 Jeff Boyd ...... 73 Michael Raines ...... 78 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 241 STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AAAA - BOYS AAAA - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. Payne Kassinger, Lakeside-Evans 69 1. Jennifer Adyorough, Woodward . 72 2. TIE: David Watts, Murray Co. .... 71 2. Amber Davis, Woodward ...... 74 Hudson Keener, NW Whitfield ... 71 3. Erica Still, Ware County ...... 77 4. Bryan Alred, Etowah ...... 72 4. Ingred Weatherby, Dalton ...... 78

TEAM SCORES TEAM SCORES

1. Etowah (299) 1. Woodward (146) Bryan Alred ...... 72 Jennifer Adyorough ...... 72 J.P. Putnam ...... 75 Amber Davis ...... 74 Joe Wagner ...... 75 Lauren Folgosa ...... 88 Gordie Bufton ...... 77 2. Ware County (157) 2. Lakeside-Evans (300) Erica Still ...... 77 Payne Kassinger ...... 69 Alei Mitchell ...... 80 Graham White ...... 75 Callie Bennett ...... 92 Ryan Blackburn ...... 77 Jordan Riner ...... 79 3. McIntosh (160) Amanda Carpenter ...... 79 3. Hardaway (302) Katie Dale ...... 81 Taylor Thomas ...... 73 Bethany Graham ...... 87 Patrick Coleman ...... 73 Kyle Albright ...... 77 4. Dalton (177) Brent Paul ...... 79 Ingrid Weatherby ...... 78 Emily Coffey ...... 99 4. NW Whitfield (305) Vivian Weatherby ...... 107 Hudson Keener ...... 71 Chris Gordon ...... 74 Kyle Harmon ...... 76 Daniel Horseman ...... 84 242 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AAA - BOYS AAA - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. MacGregor Thompson, Burke Co. 68 1. Patricia Kim, Columbus ...... 68 2. Ryan Blue, Oconee Co...... 69 2. TIE: Megan Smith, Westminster .. 69 3. Anthony Farmer, Blessed Trinity .. 70 Lauren Darnell, Gainesville ...... 69 4. Joe Gibson, Westminster ...... 71 4. Vicki Yi, Oconee County ...... 72

TEAM SCORES TEAM SCORES

1. Oconee County (301) 1. Columbus (144) Ryan Blue ...... 69 Patricia Kim ...... 68 Kyle Rogers ...... 75 Carol So ...... 76 Josh Varela ...... 76 Latasha Hinton ...... 86 Cory Haynes ...... 81 2. Oconee County (148) 2. Columbus (305) Vicki Yi ...... 72 Charlie McDaniel ...... 75 Leigh Crosby ...... 76 Bilal Nu-man ...... 75 Kelly McGarrity ...... 85 Rob Varner ...... 77 Chris Burford ...... 78 3. Westminster (159) Megan Smith ...... 69 3. Blessed Trinity (306) Kate Shirley ...... 89 Anthony Farmer ...... 70 Carolyn Skinner ...... 103 Taylor Hall ...... 75 Kevin Krentz ...... 80 4. Blessed Trinity (161) Zach Mayer ...... 81 Kathryn Cook ...... 80 Ashley Barbee ...... 81 3. (TIE) Richmond Academy (306) Rachel Rogers ...... 86 Clayton Boardman ...... 75 Rob McRae ...... 76 Jefferson Knox ...... 77 Rob Bennett ...... 78 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 243 STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AA - BOYS AA - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. Brian Harman, Sav. Christian ...... 66 1. Jayne Curtis, Calhoun ...... 75 2. TIE: Tim Kim, Darlington ...... 73 2. Tess Fordham, Metter ...... 81 Chase MacFarland, Sav. Christian . 73 3. TIE: Laura Lindsey, Cook ...... 83 4. A. Henderson, Calhoun ...... 74 Jenny Bethea, Sav. Christian ...... 83

TEAM SCORES TEAM SCORES

1. Savannah Christian (299) 1. Pierce County (173) Brian Harman ...... 66 Camille Lesseig ...... 86 Chase MacFarland ...... 73 Victoria Bennett ...... 87 Bret Thrasher ...... 77 Megan Day ...... 131 Justin Smith ...... 83 Wills Smith ...... 83 2. Calhoun (174) Jayne Curtis ...... 75 2. Vidalia (307) Emily Brown ...... 99 Eli Hart ...... 75 Mari Shirley ...... 122 Cody Achenbach ...... 77 Garrett Barnes ...... 77 3. Savannah Christian (177) Hap Kaufold ...... 78 Jenny Bethea ...... 83 Tyler Arnold ...... 79 Carrie George ...... 94 Brittany Hickey ...... 101 3. Calhoun (309) A. Henderson ...... 74 4. Morgan County (184) Taylor Gallman ...... 75 Lynne Laseter ...... 87 Sam Curtis ...... 79 Amanda Poland ...... 97 Chad Wilson ...... 81 Sara Pennington ...... 97 Josh Hughes ...... 83 4. TIE: GACS (184) 4. Darlington (314) Katie Tufts ...... 89 Tim Kim ...... 73 Rebekah O'Steen ...... 95 Patrick McShane ...... 75 Lisa Licato ...... 126 Collin Doss ...... 79 Jackson Harris ...... 87 Mark Dempsey ...... 87 244 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT A - BOYS A - GIRLS

INDIVIDUAL SCORES INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. Seth Parmer, Breman ...... 70 1. TIE: Sarah Mooney, Aquinas ...... 81 2. Whit Roper, Athens Academy ..... 71 Margarita Ramos, Aquinas ...... 81 3. Brad Skinner, Calvary Baptist ..... 75 3. Elizabeth Livengood, Brookstone .. 86 4. TIE: Robbie Brinson, Calvary B. . 76 4. Patricia Chu, Sav. Cty. Day ...... 89 Matthew Hammock, Sav.Cty.Day . 76 TEAM SCORES TEAM SCORES 1. Aquinas (162) 1. Athens Academy (306) Sarah Mooney, Aquinas ...... 81 Whit Roper ...... 71 Margarita Ramos, Aquinas ...... 81 Andrew Blaesing ...... 77 Ryan Ruggiere ...... 77 2. Brookstone (178) Kent Crymes ...... 81 Elizabeth Livengood ...... 86 Ryan Peters ...... 82 Ashley Branham ...... 92 Seth McWhorter ...... 83 Karla Van Rensberg ...... 94

2. Bremen (313) 3. Ware Magnet (193) Seth Parmer ...... 70 Kelli Riseden ...... 92 Jesse Jones ...... 80 Renee Smith ...... 101 Cameron Fisher ...... 81 Melissa Gunter ...... 119 Matthew Hatchett ...... 82 Daniel McIntosh ...... 84 4. Montgomery County (213) Andrew Partridge ...... 84 Ashley Hill ...... 106 Carmen Gay ...... 107 3. Savannah Country Day (314) Candace Clark ...... 120 Matthew Hammock ...... 76 Blake Degenhart ...... 79 Alex Coe ...... 79 Tyler Rowe ...... 80 Mark Silvers ...... 87 Keith Reeves ...... 87

4. Calvary Baptist (321) Brad Skinner ...... 75 Robbie Brinson ...... 76 Charles Pennington ...... 84 Michael Clarke ...... 86 Dustin Allen ...... 89 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 245 STATE GIRLS GYMNASTICS

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Melanie Root, Cartersville 1. Morgan Jones, Tift County 2. Ana Podgornaya, Cartersville 2. Talis Trevino, Lassiter 3. Morgan Jones, Tift County 3. Jessie Watts, Walton 4. Marisa Schneider, Milton 4. Meghan Marshall, Colquitt County SIDE HORSE VAULTING ALL AROUND 1. Marisa Schneider, Milton 1. Marisa Schneider, Milton 2. Megan Eggleston, Roswell 2. Morgan Jones, Tift County 3. Meghan Marshall, Colquitt County 3. Ana Podgornaya, Cartersville 4. Morgan Jones, Tift County 4. Talis Trevino, Lassiter BALANCE BEAM TEAM SCORES 1. Talis Trevino, Lassiter 1. Roswell ...... 107.525 2. Erin Switzer, Northview 2. Lassiter ...... 107.400 3. Melanie Root, Cartersville 3. Cartersville ...... 106.625 4. Deborah Perling, Westminster 4. Walton ...... 105.775 5. Milton ...... 105.425 6. Colquitt County ...... 101.575

STATE AIR RIFLERY

INDIVIDUAL SCORES 1. Phillip Huckaby, Spalding ...... 394.1 2. Dana Philen, Woodward Academy ...... 389.1 3. Hagan Harrison, Northside-Columbus ...... 386.2 4. Daniel Strickland, Wilcox County ...... 385.8 TEAM SCORES 1. Northside-Columbus ...... 1142 Chris Clemmons ...... 285 Hagan Harrison ...... 290 Richard MacMinn ...... 285 Courtney Scott ...... 282 2. Woodward Academy ...... 1139 Joseph deJunco ...... 284 Bryan Lam ...... 288 Hunter Olson ...... 277 Dana Philen ...... 290 3. Henry County ...... 1128 David Garman ...... 283 Nick Krieger ...... 286 Ricky Porter ...... 282 Caitlyn Wells ...... 277 4. Brunswick ...... 1128 Tiffany Lee ...... 279 Tim Lee ...... 276 Jessica Ray ...... 288 Cody Stevens ...... 285 246 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS AAAAA - GIRLS AAAAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Houston Co. 4 - Camden Co. 1 Houston County 2 - Groves 1 Newnan 6 - Stephenson 0 East Coweta 2 - Newton 1 Harrison 3 - Norcross 1 Harrison 3 - Chattahoochee 0 Walton 1 - Brookwood 1 (5-1 PKs) Lassiter 0 - Meadowcreek 0 (4-3 PKs) Glynn Academy 3 - Colquitt Co. 0 Glynn Academy 6 - Coffee 0 Fayette County 8 - Riverdale 0 Fayette County 2 - Stephenson 0 South Forsyth 3 - Marietta 2 Norcross 8 - North Cobb 2 Lassiter 1 - Shiloh 0 Parkview 5 - Kell 1 Milton 3 - Grayson 0 Walton 4 - Central Gwinnett 0 N. Gwinnett 1 - Kennesaw Mt. 1 (5-4 PKs) Collins Hill 4 - Sprayberry 1 East Coweta 13 - Newton 0 Morrow 2 - Lovejoy 0 Tift County 1 - Jenkins 0 Lowndes 8 - Jenkins 1 Parkview 2 - Kell 0 Brookwood 3 - Pope 1 Collins Hill 2 - McEachern 1 Campbell 2 - Centennial 1 Starr's Mill 15 - Douglass 0 Starr's Mill 4 - Tri-Cities 0 Windsor Forest 4 - Lowndes 3 Camden Co. 2 - Valdosta 1

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Newnan 6 - Houston County 0 Houston County 1 - East Coweta 0 Harrison 1 - Walton 0 Lassiter 3 - Harrison 2 Glynn Acad. 1 - Fayette Co. 1 (3-2 PKs) Glynn Academy 3 - Fayette County 2 South Forsyth 1 - Lassiter 0 Parkview 4 - Norcross 3 Milton 2 - North Gwinnett 1 Walton 4 - Collins Hill 0 East Coweta 1 - Tift Co. 1 (4-3 PKs) Morrow 3 - Lowndes 2 Parkview 6 - Collins Hill 0 Brookwood 3 - Campbell 1 Starr's Mill 9 - Windsor Forest 0 Starr's Mill 3 - Camden Co. 0

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Harrison 2 - Newnan 2 (4-1 PKs) Lassiter 2 - Houston County 1 South Forsyth 6 - Glynn Academy 0 Parkview 4 - Glynn Academy 0 Milton 6 - East Coweta 1 Walton 7 - Morrow 0 Parkview 5 - Starr's Mill 2 Brookwood 3 - Starr's Mill 2

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS South Forsyth 2 - Harrison 1 Parkview 2 - Lassiter 1 Parkview 2 - Milton 1 Brookwood 0 - Walton 0 (4-2 PKs)

FINALS FINALS Parkview 3 - South Forsyth 0 Parkview 2 - Brookwood 0 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 247 STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS AAAA - GIRLS AAAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Upson Lee 6 - Ware County 1 Eagle's Landing 5 - Ware County 2 Woodward 3 - Lakeside, Evans 2 Evans 2 - Whitewater 0 Jonesboro 2 - Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 1 Jonesboro 3 - Woodland 1 St. Pius 3 - Rockdale County 0 Etowah 3 - Rockdale County 0 Hardaway 15 - Bainbridge 0 Hardaway 7 - Americus-Sumter 0 Whitewater 1 - Evans 0 Woodward 5 - Wayne County 1 Rome 13 - Stone Mountain 0 Dalton 5 - North Clayton 2 Salem 6 - Forsyth Central 1 Chamblee 2 - Clarke Central 0 Marist 13 - Cedar Shoals 1 St. Pius 4 - Habersham Central 0 Dalton 3 - North Atlanta 0 Southeast Whitfield 7 - Columbia 0 Greenbrier 4 - Northgate 0 Greenbrier 3 - Sandy Creek 1 Warner Robins 7 - Lee County 3 Warner Robins 7 - Lee County 3 Lakeside, DeKalb 2 - Heritage 1 Salem 3 - Lakeside, DeKalb 1 East Paulding 7 - Columbia 0 North Atlanta 3 - Rome 2 McIntosh 15 - Effingham County 0 McIntosh 2 - Lakeside, Evans 0 Eagle's Landing 7 - Thomas Co. Cent. 0 Upson Lee 1 - Thomas Co. Central 0

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Woodward 1 - Upson Lee 1 (3-2 PKs) Evans 3 - Eagle's Landing 1 St. Pius 2 - Jonesboro 0 Etowah 4 - Jonesboro 1 Hardaway 2 - Whitewater 0 Woodward 0 - Hardaway 0 (4-1 PKs) Salem 1 - Rome 0 Chamblee 2 - Dalton 0 Marist 11 - Dalton 0 St. Pius 3 - Southeast Whitfield 1 Greenbrier 3 - Warner Robins 0 Greenbrier 4 - Warner Robins 1 Lakeside, DeKalb 3 - East Paulding 2 Salem 5 - North Atlanta 1 McIntosh 5 - Eagle's Landing 0 McIntosh 3 - Upson Lee 1

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS St. Pius 1 - Woodward 0 Evans 2 - Etowah 2 (5-4 PKs) Hardaway 3 - Salem 2 Woodward 4 - Chamblee 2 Marist 4 - Greenbrier 0 St. Pius 1 - Greenbrier 0 McIntosh 6 - Lakeside, DeKalb 0 McIntosh 4 - Salem 1

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS St. Pius 1 - Hardaway 0 Woodward 3 - Evans 0 McIntosh 4 - Marist 0 McIntosh 1 - St. Pius 0

FINALS FINALS McIntosh 5 - St. Pius 0 Woodward 1 - McIntosh 0 248 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS AAA - GIRLS AAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND South Effingham 2 - Westover 1 Westover 7 - Liberty County 1 Perry 1 - LaGrange 0 Columbus 4 - Mary Persons 0 Westminster 5 - West Hall 1 Druid Hills 7 - Chestatee 0 Cartersville 4 - Winder-Barrow 2 Cartersville 2 - Winder-Barrow 1 St. Vincent's - BYE Richmond Academy 15 - Monroe 0 Harris County 4 - Peach County 1 Northside, Col. 3 - Peach County 0 Gainesville 0 - Druid Hills 0 (2-0 PKs) Gainesville 3 - Clarkston 0 Oconee County 4 - Cass 1 Apalachee 5 - Cass 2 Carrollton 6 - Apalachee 0 Carrollton 7 - Stephens County 6 Blessed Trinity 7 - North Hall 1 Flowery Branch 2 - Westminster 1 Columbus 15 - Mary Persons 0 LaGrange 5 - Perry 1 Harlem 10 - Cairo 1 Richmond Hill 4 - Cairo 1 Stephens County 10 - Cedartown 2 Oconee County 7 - Central, Carroll 0 Riverwood 3 - Fannin County 0 Johnson, Gain. 2 - Blessed Tr. 2 (7-6 PKs) Spalding 6 - Northside-Columbus 0 Spalding 8 - Jordan 0 Richmond Hill 11 - Dougherty 0 Benedictine 6 - Dougherty 0

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND South Effingham 1 - Perry 0 Westover 5 - Columbus 4 Westminster 15 - Cartersville 0 Druid Hills 2 - Cartersville 0 St. Vincent's 13 - Harris County 0 Richmond Acad. 6 - Northside, Col. 1 Gainesville 3 - Oconee County 0 Gainesville 7 - Apalachee 1 Blessed Trinity 9 - Carrollton 0 Flowery Branch 2 - Carrollton 1 Columbus 8 - Harlem 1 LaGrange 3 - Richmond Hill 3 (5-4 PKs) Riverwood 5 - Stephens County 2 Johnson, Gain. 5 - Oconee County 2 Spalding 3 - Richmond Hill 0 Benedictine 1 - Spalding 1 (8-7 PKs)

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Westminster 6 - South Effingham 0 Druid Hills 5 - Westover 0 St. Vincent's 1 - Gainesville 1 (PKs) Richmond Acad. 1 - Gainesville 1 (5-3 PKs) Blessed Trinity 2 - Columbus 1 Flowery Branch 5 - LaGrange 2 Riverwood 1 - Spalding 1 (2-0 PKs) Johnson, Gain. 5 - Benedictine 0

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Westminster 4 - St. Vincent's 0 Richmond Acad. 3 - Druid Hills 2 Blessed Trinity 1 - Riverwood 0 Flowery Br. 2 - Johnson, Gain. 2 (4-2 PKs)

FINALS FINALS Westminster 3 - Blessed Trinity 0 Richmond Acad. 3 - Flowery Branch 0 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 249 STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS AA/A - GIRLS AA/A - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Lovett 15 - Southeast Bulloch 0 Lovett 4 - Toombs County 0 Pacelli 2 - Fitzgerald 2 (4-2 PKs) Fitzgerald 5 - Lamar County 1 Paideia 10 - Laney 0 Grady 5 - North Oconee 0 GACS 7 - Model 1 Buford 4 - LaFayette 2 Holy Innocents 2 - Sav. Country Day 0 Sav. Country Day 3 - Whitefield Acad. 0 Pike Co. 12 - Albany 0 Pike County 4 - Berrien 2 Aquinas 2 - Atlanta International 0 Aquinas 4 - Decatur 0 Wesleyan 7 - Calhoun 2 Providence 1 - Calhoun 1 (4-1 PKs) Darlington over Buford via forfeit Wesleyan 1 - Model 0 Decatur 13 - Oglethorpe Co. 0 Paideia 2 - Athens Academy 0 Thomasville 9 - Jackson 0 Thomasville 1 - Callaway 0 Walker 6 - West Laurens 0 Walker 4 - Dublin 2 Providence 14 - LaFayette 0 GACS 7 - Darlington 2 Athens Academy 2 - Grady 1 Cross Keys 3 - Westside, Augusta 2 Brookstone 11 - Berrien 0 Brookstone 15 - Brantley County 0 Pace Acad. 2 - Savannah Christian 1 Sav. Christian 6 - Holy Innocents 0

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Lovett 15 - Pacelli 0 Lovett 2 - Fitzgerald 1 GACS 1 - Paideia 0 Buford 2 - Grady 0 Holy Innocents 5 - Pike County 0 Sav. Country Day 6 - Pike County 0 Wesleyan 1 - Aquinas 0 Aquinas 5 - Providence 2 Decatur 5 - Darlington 0 Paideia 3 - Wesleyan 0 Walker 3 - Thomasville 1 Walker 3 - Thomasville 1 Providence 7 - Athens Academy 0 GACS 3 - Cross Keys 2 Pace Academy 2 - Brookstone 0 Sav. Christian 1 - Brookstone 1 (5-3 PKs)

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Lovett 15 - GACS 0 Lovett 3 - Buford 1 Holy Innocents 2 - Wesleyan 2 (3-2 PKs) Aquinas 3 - Sav. Country Day 2 Decatur 2 - Walker 1 Walker 3 - Paideia 1 Providence 4 - Pace Academy 2 Savannah Christian 3 - GACS 1

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Lovett 3 - Holy Innocents 0 Aquinas 2 - Lovett 1 Providence 2 - Decatur 0 Savannah Christian 2 - Walker 1

FINALS FINALS Lovett 2 - Providence 0 Aquinas 2 - Savannah Christian 1 250 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL FINALS

AAAAA Winner's Bracket: Brookwood ...... 2 Starr's Mill ...... 0 Kell ...... 7 Coffee ...... 0 Harrison ...... 3 Union Grove ...... 0 Roswell ...... 1 Newnan ...... 0 Brookwood ...... 2 Kell ...... 1 Roswell ...... 3 Harrison ...... 2 Brookwood ...... 2 Roswell ...... 0

Loser's Bracket: Starr's Mill ...... 13 Coffee ...... 1 Union Grove ...... 4 Newnan ...... 2 Harrison ...... 6 Starr's Mill ...... 1 Kell ...... 1 Union Grove ...... 0 Kell ...... 2 Harrison ...... 0 Kell ...... 1 Roswell ...... 0

Finals: Kell ...... 1 Brookwood ...... 0 Kell ...... 1 Brookwood ...... 0

AAAA Winner's Bracket: Chapel Hill ...... 2 Woodland ...... 0 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe ..... 1 Northgate ...... 0 Stockbridge ...... 2 Ringgold ...... 1 Greenbrier ...... 6 North Forsyth ...... 0 Chapel Hill ...... 4 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe .... 3 Greenbrier ...... 1 Stockbridge ...... 0 Greenbrier ...... 5 Chapel Hill ...... 0

Loser's Bracket: Woodland ...... 2 Northgate ...... 1 North Forsyth ...... 4 Ringgold ...... 2 Stockbridge ...... 2 Woodland ...... 0 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe ..... 1 North Forsyth ...... 0 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe ..... 4 Stockbridge ...... 1 Chapel Hill ...... 3 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe .... 2

Finals: Greenbrier ...... 12 Chapel Hill ...... 0 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 251 STATE FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL FINALS

AAA Winner's Bracket: Oconee County ...... 3 Harris County ...... 0 South Effingham ...... 4 Cedartown ...... 0 ML King ...... 1 Shaw ...... 0 LaGrange ...... 7 Cass ...... 1 Oconee County ...... 5 South Effingham ...... 1 LaGrange ...... 4 ML King ...... 0 Oconee County ...... 8 LaGrange ...... 0

Loser's Bracket: Harris County ...... 2 Cedartown ...... 0 Shaw ...... 8 Cass ...... 2 Harris County ...... 1 ML King ...... 0 South Effingham ...... 3 Shaw ...... 1 Harris County ...... 3 South Effingham ...... 2 Harris County ...... 4 LaGrange ...... 1

Finals: Oconee County ...... 1 Harris County ...... 0

AA Winner's Bracket: Greater Atlanta Christian ..... 2 Metter ...... 0 Dade County ...... 4 Savannah Christian ...... 0 Morgan County ...... 10 Vidalia ...... 1 Rockmart ...... 3 Pike County ...... 2 Greater Atlanta Christian ..... 1 Dade County ...... 0 Morgan County ...... 4 Rockmart ...... 1 Morgan County ...... 1 Greater Atlanta Christian ..... 0

Loser's Bracket: Savannah Christian ...... 10 Metter ...... 5 Vidalia ...... 2 Pike County ...... 1 Rockmart ...... 2 Savannah Christian ...... 0 Dade County ...... 11 Vidalia ...... 0 Dade County ...... 2 Rockmart ...... 1 Dade County ...... 6 Greater Atlanta Christian ..... 2

Finals: Dade County ...... 2 Morgan County ...... 1 Dade County ...... 5 Morgan County ...... 2 252 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL FINALS A Winner's Bracket: Gordon Lee ...... 6 Brookstone ...... 3 Bowdon ...... 6 Wilkinson County ...... 2 Calvary Baptist ...... 5 Bremen ...... 4 Pacelli ...... 2 Trion ...... 0 Gordon Lee ...... 2 Bowdon ...... 0 Pacelli ...... 4 Calvary Baptist ...... 0 Gordon Lee ...... 3 Pacelli ...... 0

Loser's Bracket: Brookstone ...... 12 Wilkinson County ...... 3 Bremen ...... 8 Trion ...... 0 Brookstone ...... 2 Calvary Baptist ...... 0 Bremen ...... 2 Bowdon ...... 0 Brookstone ...... 2 Bremen ...... 0 Brookstone ...... 8 Pacelli ...... 3

Finals: Gordon Lee ...... 3 Brookstone ...... 0

STATE SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL FINALS All Classification Winner's Bracket Pope ...... 9 McEachern ...... 4 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 12 Oconee County ...... 2 South Cobb ...... 6 Sprayberry ...... 5 Harrison ...... 7 Jackson County ...... 0 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 4 Pope ...... 2 Harrison ...... 4 South Cobb ...... 3 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 7 Harrison ...... 4

Loser's Bracket: McEachern ...... 19 Oconee County ...... 0 Sprayberry ...... 11 Jackson County ...... 1 South Cobb ...... 16 McEachern ...... 0 Sprayberry ...... 8 Pope ...... 7 South Cobb ...... 17 Sprayberry ...... 4 South Cobb ...... 8 Harrison ...... 1

Finals: South Cobb ...... 14 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 7 South Cobb ...... 8 Kennesaw Mountain ...... 7 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 253 STATE SWIMMING MEET - AAAAA - BOYS

50 YARD FREESTYLE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Craig Jennings, Northview 1. Zach Rose, Glynn Academy 2. Todd Weyandt, Duluth 2. Dillon Connolly, Sprayberry 3. Michael Podbielski, Pope 3. Nat Emmett, Collins Hill 4. Michael Finlay, Kennesaw Mountain 4. David Kolenko, Kennesaw Mountain Time: 21.49 Time: 1:52.21

100 YARD BACKSTROKE 500 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Zach Rose, Glynn Academy 1. Matt Bartlett, South Forsyth 2. Kyle Diedrich, Brookwood 2. Scott Royal, Peachtree Ridge 3. Harrison Simmons, Parkview 3. Blake Briese, Brookwood 4. Nathan Cornett, Berkmar 4. Cory Swanson, Chattahoochee Time: 51.77 Time: 4:38.74

100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY 1. Dillon Connolly, Sprayberry 1. Brookwood: Kyle Diedrich, Nick 2. Breaux Jamerson, Savannah Arts Cardiges, Blake Briese, Beau Martin 3. Nat Emmett, Collins Hill 2. Pope: Nick Giometti, Shea Walkley, 4. Jonathan Chang, Peachtree Ridge Chris Wolfrom, Michael Podbielski Time: 56.97 3. Parkview: John Tait, Matthew Odom, Mason Ruffing, Harrison Simmons 4. Collins Hill: Matias Kohtala, Nat 100 YARD BUTTERFLY Emmett, Greg Tunning, Daniel Mikle 1. Joseph Redmon, Newnan Time: 1:38.86 2. Chandler West, Chattahoochee 3. Jay Webb, Walton 4. Beau Martin, Brookwood 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Time: 49.65 1. Collins Hill: Jared Robinson Jordan Wacker, Daniel Mikle Scott Wherry 100 YARD FREESTYLE 2. Northview: Andrew Keenan, Jeff Cao, 1. Joseph Redmon, Newnan Jordan Leach, Craig Jennings 2. Noah Copeland, Starr's Mill 3. Duluth: Patrick Whaley, 3. Craig Jennings, Northview Drew Harwood, Mason Norman, 4. Scott Wherry, Collins Hill Todd Weyandt Time: 46.44 4. Parkview: Mason Ruffing, George Partin, Jon Biles, Harrison Simmons Time: 1:28.45 200 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Matt Bartlett, South Forsyth 2. Noah Copeland, Starr's Mill 3. Scott Wherry, Collins Hill 4. Andrew Keenan, Northview Time: 1:39.14 254 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BOYS SWIMMING - AAAAA 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY ONE METER DIVING 1. Collins Hill: Jared Robinson 1. Ryan Helms, Colquitt County Jordan Wacker, Daniel Mikle 2. Mark Brochey, Collins Hill Scott Wherry 3. Owen Blank, Colquitt County 2. Brookwood: Beau Martin, 4. Jacob Russell, Colquitt County Alex Dalziel, Blake Briese, Points: 472.60 Kyle Diedrich 3. Northview: Andrew Keenan, TEAM SCORES Jeff Cao, Jordan Leach, 1. Collins Hill ...... 292 Craig Jennings 2. Brookwood ...... 192 4. Pope: Chris Wolfrom, Nick Giometti, 3. Parkview ...... 174 Shea Walkley, Michael Podbielski 4. Kennesaw Mountain ...... 146 Time: 3:13.24 5. Pope ...... 135 6. Chattahoochee ...... 131 7. Northview ...... 129 8. Duluth ...... 112 9. Camden County ...... 104 10. Sprayberry ...... 85 STATE SWIMMING MEET - AAAAA - GIRLS

50 YARD FREESTYLE 100 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Beverly Walker, Walton 1. Jenny Schimenti, Lassiter 2. Jenna Newsome, North Cobb 2. Megan Land, South Forsyth 3. Abigail Alton, Dacula 3. Marin Morrison, Collins Hill 4. TIE: Aileen Cole, Peachtree Ridge 4. Briana Smith, Camden County Briana Smith, Camden County Time: 52.60 Time: 24.12 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 100 YARD BACKSTROKE 1. Lauren Cartwright, Starr's Mill 1. Caroline Jones, Glynn Academy 2. Karie Haglund, Walton 2. Beverly Walker, Walton 3. Shannon Beall, Milton 3. Sally Ranzau, Northview 4. Jamie Saffer, Centennial 4. Carly Lyons, Chattahoochee Time: 2:04.35 Time: 57.43 200 YARD FREESTYLE 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 1. Caroline Jones, Glynn Academy 1. Emily Roberts, South Gwinnett 2. Sally Ranzau, Northview 2. Sarah Losinger, Lassier 3. Kelsey Scott, Duluth 3. Jamie Saffer, Centennial 4. Jenny Schimenti, Lassiter 4. Megan D'Urso, North Gwinnett Time: 1:51.12 Time: 1:04.51 500 YARD FREESTYLE 100 YARD BUTTERFLY 1. Kelsey Scott, Duluth 1. Karie Haglund, Walton 2. Amanda Henleben, Roswell 2. Meghan Martinez, Norcross 3. Kelly Rames, Northview 3. Shannon Beall, Milton 4. Lauren Cartwright, Starr's Mill 4. Kelly Rames, Northview Time: 4:56.91 Time: 56.55 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 255 GIRLS SWIMMING - AAAAA 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Walton: Elise Cobb, Jessica Earl, 1. Glynn Academy: Ansley Otte, Karie Haglund, Beverly Walker Christine Currier, Julie Richards, 2. Glynn Academy: Caroline Jones, Caroline Jones Christine Currier, Ansley Otte, 2. Northview: Kelly Rames, Julie Richards 3. Chattahoochee: Carly Lyons, Allison Ranzau, Alie Fleck, Megan Higginbotham, Nicki Golen, Sally Ranzau Sonica Li 3. Lassiter: Sarah Porri, Jessica Muller, 4. North Gwinnett: Sarah Looney, Anna Gleyzer, Jenny Schimenti Megan D'Urso, Corinna Kovach, 4. Harrison: Anne Connaughton, Lauren Barnes Emily Stephenson, Lauren Rhea, Time: 1:48.71 Julie Wells Time: 3:32.94 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Walton: Elise Cobb, Jessica Earl, Karie Haglund, Beverly Walker ONE METER DIVING 2. Lassiter: Sarah Porri, Erica Coburn, 1. Sarah Ohr, Harrison Rachel Coburn, Jenny Schimenti 2. Hannah Moore, Colquitt County 3. Starr's Mill: Mackenzie Garrot, 3. Anna Aguero, Colquitt County Sarah Larson, Julie Glass, 4. Lexie Bryant, Duluth Lauren Cartwright Points: 531.50 4. North Gwinnett: Justine Boone, Megan D'Urso, Lauren Barnes, Sarah Looney TEAM SCORES Time: 1:38.88 1. Lassiter ...... 216 2. Chattahoochee ...... 199 3. Glynn Academy ...... 188.5 4. Walton ...... 172.5 5. Northview ...... 163 6. Harrison ...... 128 7. North Gwinnett ...... 110 8. TIE: Collins Hill ...... 100 Centennial ...... 100 10. Camden County ...... 98.5 256 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE SWIMMING MEET - AAAA/AAA/AA/A -BOYS

50 YARD FREESTYLE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Alex Coville, Rome 1. Jack Brown, Westminster 2. Martin Kata, Evans 2. Sree Akkineni, Woodward 3. Jarrett Tate, SW DeKalb 3. Robby Hayes, Marist 4. James Smith, Baldwin 4. Miller Douglas, Westminster Time: 21.06 Time: 1:52.51

100 YARD BACKSTROKE 500 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Jack Brown, Westminster 1. Robert Griest, Westminster 2. Nick DuPuis, Westminster 2. Vincent Tortora, McIntosh 3. Thomas Hatchett, Habersham Central 3. Billy Fawcett, Marist 4. Nelson Rhinehart, Dalton 4. Trey Tharpe, Dalton Time: 51.32 Time: 4:34.42

100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY 1. Robby Hayes, Marist 1. Dalton: Trey Tharpe 2. Sree Akkineni, Woodward Jeremy Jackson, Nelson Rhinehart 3. Jeremy Jackson, Dalton Clint Harkins 4. Kevin Skenes, Lakeside-Evans 2. Westminster: Jack Brown Time: 59.94 Miller Douglas, Nick DuPuis Geoffrey Faux 3. McIntosh: Thomas Lucak, 100 YARD BUTTERFLY Bryan Mitchell, Vincent Tortora, 1. Dan McMahon, Marist Chris Lee 2. Ben Schoenbachler, Loganville 4. Lakeside-DeKalb: Max Randolph, 3. Miller Douglas, Westminster Sam Woodworth, Will Woodworth, 4. Nick DuPuis, Westminster Stefan Mayer Time: 49.69 Time: 1:38.77

100 YARD FREESTYLE 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Alex Coville, Rome 1. Marist: Edward Fitzpatrick, 2. Martin Kata, Evans Robby Hayes, Billy Fawcett, 3. James Smith, Baldwin Dan McMahon 4. Jarrett Tate, SW DeKalb 2. Dunwoody: Duncan Hamilton Time: 47.03 Casey McKenna, Andy Costner, James Lavender 3. Chamblee: Chad Mills, Zack Fox, 200 YARD FREESTYLE Andrew Withers, Glenn Stewart 1. Dan McMahon, Marist 4. Evans: Matt Drouin, Josh Andrews, 2. Robert Griest, Westminster Neal McGahee, Martin Kata 3. Vincent Tortora, McIntosh Time: 1:27.37 4. Billy Fawcett, Marist Time: 1:39.99 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 257 BOYS SWIMMING - AAAA/AAA/AA/A 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY ONE METER DIVING 1. Westminster: Robert Griest 1. Webb Worthington, Wesleyan Kenneth Miller, Nick DuPuis 2. Eric Winnard, Oconee County Jack Brown 3. Jonathan Fennelly, Oconee County 2. Marist: Edward Fitzpatrick, 4. Chris McCormick, St. Pius Billy Fawcett, Robby Hayes, Points: 557.20 Dan McMahon 3. McIntosh: Vincent Tortora, TEAM SCORES Chris Lee, Thomas Lucak, 1. Westminster ...... 299 Kyle Miller 2. Marist ...... 213 4. Dunwoody: Duncan Hamilton, 3. McIntosh ...... 158 Andy Costner, Casey McKenna, 4. Lakeside-DeKalb ...... 151 James Lavender 5. Dalton ...... 149 Time: 3:11.53 6. Dunwoody ...... 145 7. Woodward ...... 126 8. Evans ...... 123 9. Lakeside-Evans ...... 97 10. Oconee County ...... 69

STATE SWIMMING MEET - AAAA/AAA/AA/A - GIRLS 50 YARD FREESTYLE 100 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Ali Slack, GACS 1. Katie Suhr, Lakeside-DeKalb 2. Meg Reynolds, Wesleyan 2. Meg Reynolds, Wesleyan 3. Mallory Noland, Woodward 3. Ruth Westby, Chamblee 4. Emily Montesinos, Jonesboro 4. Maggie French, GACS Time: 24.09 Time: 51.13

100 YARD BACKSTROKE 200 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Kathleen Hersey, Marist 1. Caitlin Reynolds, Wesleyan 2. Ali Slack, GACS 2. Katie Suhr, Lakeside-DeKalb 3. Katherine Locker, Marist 3. Sheila O'Neill, Marist 4. Lisa Qu, Westminster 4. Ryan McChesney, Westminster Time: 56.58 Time: 1:46.32

100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Layne Brodie, Westminster 1. Layne Brodie, Westminster 2. Ariana Berdini, Etowah 2. Erica Malagon, Clarke Central 3. Katie French, GACS 3. Victoria Zubowicz, Westminster 4. Lisa Qu, Westminster 4. Caitlin Curran, Blessed Trinity Time: 2:08.90 Time: 1:06.19 500 YARD FREESTYLE 100 YARD BUTTERFLY 1. Caitlin Reynolds, Wesleyan 1. Kathleen Hersey, Marist 2. Sheila O'Neill, Marist 2. Nicole Roddenbery, McIntosh 3. Erica Malagon, Clarke Central 3. Courtney Sanders, Wesleyan 4. Marisa Bohan, Blessed Trinity 4. Ginny Millar, Westside-Augusta Time: 4:54.51 Time: 55.48 258 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION GIRLS SWIMMING - AAAA/AAA/AA/A

200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. GACS: Jessica Pate, Katie French, 1. Wesleyan: Meg Reynolds, Ali Slack, Maggie French Jenna Worsham, Courtney Sanders, 2. Westminster: Lisa Qu, Caitlin Reynolds Lindsay Lipsey, Victoria Zubowicz, 2. Marist: Nikki Malgeri, Stephanie Zick 3. Blessed Trinity: Ryann Kopacka, Sheila O'Neill, Katherine Locker Caitlin Curran, Taylor Kopacka, Kathleen Hersey Marisa Bohan 3. Westminster: Ryan McChesney, 4. Marist: Katie Hayes, Victoria Zubowicz, Lisa Qu, Casey Capozzolli, Madeleine Brown, Layne Brodie Barbara Jones 4. GACS: Ali Slack, Jessice Pate, Time: 1:49.38 Katie French, Maggie French Time: 3:31.82 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Marist: Barbara Jones, Sheila O'Neill, Katherine Locker, ONE METER DIVING Kathleen Hersey 1. Cali Harrison, North Oconee 2. Wesleyan: Meg Reynolds, 2. Sarah Cannon, Oconee County Courtney Sanders, Alex Bufton, 3. Rahima Dosani, Pace Academy Caitlin Reynolds 4. Ali Gray, Westminster 3. Westminster: Lindsay Lipsey Points: 454.25 Layne Brodie, Stephanie Zick Ryan McChesney 4. Lakeside-DeKalb: Molly Reichwald, TEAM SCORES Laurie Stephens, Alysa Syre, Katie Suhr 1. Westminster ...... 321 2. Marist ...... 317 Time: 1:38.71 3. Wesleyan ...... 217 4. GACS ...... 179 5. Blessed Trinity ...... 158 6. Lakeside-DeKalb ...... 129 7. Woodward ...... 99 8. Evans ...... 85 9. Etowah ...... 68 10. Lovett ...... 59 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 259 STATE TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT AAAAA - GIRLS AAAAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Colquitt County 5 - Savannah Arts 0 Lowndes 5 - Windsor Forest 0 East Coweta 5 - Newton 0 Union Grove 4 - Morrow 1 Glynn Academy 4 - Coffee 1 Glynn Academy 3 - Tift County 2 Newnan 5 - Lithonia 0 Fayette County 5 - Stephenson 0 Starr's Mill 5 - Tri Cities 0 Starr's Mill 5 - Tri Cities 0 Lowndes 4 - Camden County 1 Colquitt County 4 - Jenkins 1 Union Grove 4 - Morrow 1 Newnan 3 - Newton 2 Valdosta 5 - Johnson, Savannah 0 Valdosta 5 - Camden County 0 Brookwood 3 - Milton 0 Roswell 3 - Parkview 1 South Forsyth 3 - Harrison 2 Chattahoochee 3 - Kennesaw Mt. 0 Walton 5 - South Gwinnett 0 Lassiter 3 - South Gwinnett 0 Northview 3 - Marietta 0 South Forsyth 4 - Marietta 1 Peachtree Ridge 3 - Kennesaw Mt. 2 Harrison 3 - Centennial 1 Grayson 3 - Pope 2 Pope 3 - Brookwood 0 Chattahoochee 3 - McEachern 0 Northview 3 - Campbell 0 Lassiter 3 - Parkview 0 Walton 3 - Grayson 0

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Colquitt County 4 - East Coweta 1 Lowndes 5 - Union Grove 0 Glynn Academy 4 - Newnan 1 Glynn Academy 3 - Fayette County 2 Starr's Mill 5 - Lowndes 0 Starr's Mill 5 - Colquitt County 0 Valdosta 4 - Union Grove 1 Valdosta 4 - Newnan 1 Brookwood 3 - South Forsyth 0 Chattahoochee 3 - Roswell 0 Walton 5 - Northview 0 Lassiter 3 - South Forsyth 0 Peachtree Ridge 3 - Grayson 2 Harrison 3 - Pope 1 Chattahoochee 3 - Lassiter 3 Northview 3 - Walton 1

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Colquitt County 3 - Glynn Academy 2 Lowndes 5 - Glynn Academy 0 Starr's Mill 4 - Valdosta 1 Starr's Mill 5 - Valdosta 0 Walton 3 - Brookwood 0 Lassiter 3 - Chattahoochee 1 Chattahoochee 3 - Peachtree Ridge 0 Harrison 3 - Northview 2

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Walton 4 - Colquitt County 0 Lassiter 3 - Lowndes 0 Chattahoochee 3 - Starr's Mill 0 Harrison 3 - Starr's Mill 0

FINALS FINALS Walton 3 - Chattahoochee 0 Lassiter 3 - Harrison 1 260 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT AAAA - GIRLS AAAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Bainbridge 5 - Griffin 0 Bainbridge 3 - Westside, Macon 0 Chapel Hill 3 - Evans 2 Alexander 5 - Evans 0 Lee County 3 - Eagle's Landing 2 Hardaway 5 - Americus 0 Woodward 5 - Lakeside, Evans 0 McIntosh 3 - Statesboro 2 McIntosh 5 - Wayne County 0 Woodward 5 - Wayne County 0 Ware County 3 - Central Macon 1 Stockbridge 3 - Lee County 0 Greenbrier 5 - Alexander 0 Lakeside, Evans 4 - Chapel Hill 1 Upson Lee 3 - Americus 2 Ware County 3 - Henry County 2 Alpharetta 3 - Madison County 2 Alpharetta 3 - Madison County 0 Ringgold 4 - North Clayton 1 East Paulding 3 - SW DeKalb 0 Marist 3 - Loganville 0 Marist 3 - Rockdale County 0 Rome 4 - Mays 1 Rome 3 - North Clayton 0 NW Whitfield 3 - North Atlanta 2 Mays 3 - Murray County 2 St. Pius 3 - Clarke Central 0 St. Pius 3 - Habersham Central 0 Dalton 4 - SW DeKalb 0 Dalton 3 - Jonesboro 0 Etowah 3 - Salem 0 Etowah 3 - Heritage 0

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Bainbridge 3 - Chapel Hill 0 Bainbridge 3 - Alexander 1 Woodward 3 - Lee County 0 McIntosh 3 - Hardaway 1 McIntosh 3 - Ware County 0 Woodward 5 - Stockbridge 0 Greenbrier 5 - Upson Lee 0 Lakeside, Evans 5 - Ware County 0 Alpharetta 3 - Ringgold 0 Alpharetta 3 - East Paulding 0 Marist 3 - Rome 0 Marist 3 - Rome 0 St. Pius 3 - NW Whitfield 0 St. Pius 3 - Mays 0 Etowah 3 - Dalton 0 Etowah 3 - Dalton 0

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Woodward 3 - Bainbridge 2 McIntosh 3 - Bainbridge 2 McIntosh 4 - Greenbrier 1 Lakeside, Evans 3 - Woodward 2 Marist 4 - Alpharetta 0 Marist 3 - Alpharetta 0 St. Pius 3 - Etowah 2 St. Pius 3 - Etowah 2

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Marist 3 - Woodward 0 Marist 3 - McIntosh 0 St. Pius 3 - McIntosh 1 St. Pius 3 - Lakeside, Evans 2

FINALS FINALS Marist 3 - St. Pius 0 Marist 3 - St. Pius 0 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 261 STATE TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT AAA - GIRLS AAA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Cairo 5 - Jefferson County 0 Crisp County 5 - Burke County 0 LaGrange 4 - Peach County 1 LaGrange 4 - Perry 1 South Effingham 5 - Dougherty 0 South Effingham 5 - Cairo 0 Mary Persons 3 - Northside, Col. 0 Northside, Col. 3 - Spalding 2 Spalding 5 - Harris County 0 Mary Persons 4 - Harris County 0 Westover 3 - Richmond Academy 1 Worth County 3 - Richmond Acad. 1 Columbus 3 - Perry 0 Columbus 3 - Peach County 0 Crisp County 3 - Richmond Hill 0 Richmond Hill 3 - Westover 0 Oconee County 5 - Cedartown 0 Oconee County 5 - Cass 0 Blessed Trinity 3 - Pickens 0 Dunwoody 4 - North Hall 1 Cartersville 5 - Elbert County 0 Stephens County 4 - Cartersville 1 Dunwoody 5 - West Hall 0 Blessed Trinity 3 - West Hall 2 Westminster 3 - Flowery Branch 0 Westminster 4 - Fannin County 0 Hart County 5 - Cass 0 Franklin County 5 - Cedartown 0 Gainesville 3 - Riverwood 0 Gainesville 3 - Riverwood 0 Carrollton 3 - Stephens County 2 Carrollton 4 - Hart County 1

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND LaGrange 3 - Cairo 2 Crisp County 3 - LaGrange 2 South Effingham 3 - Mary Persons 0 S. Effingham 3 - Northside 0 (forfeit) Spalding 3 - Westover 0 Mary Persons 3 - Worth County 2 Columbus 3 - Crisp County 0 Columbus 3 - Richmond Hill 1 Oconee County 4 - Blessed Trinity 1 Oconee County 4 - Dunwoody 1 Cartersville 4 - Dunwoody 1 Blessed Trinity 4 - Stephens County 0 Westminster 5 - Hart County 0 Westminster 5 - Franklin County 0 Gainesville 3 - Carrollton 0 Gainesville 3 - Carrollton 0

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS LaGrange 3 - South Effingham 2 Crisp County 3 - South Effingham 1 Columbus 3 - Spalding 2 Columbus 5 - Mary Persons 0 Cartersville 4 - Oconee County 1 Oconee County 5 - Blessed Trinity 0 Westminster 4 - Gainesville 1 Westminster 3 - Gainesville 1

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Cartersville 3 - LaGrange 0 Oconee County 3 - Crisp County 0 Westminster 3 - Columbus 2 Westminster 3 - Columbus 0

FINALS FINALS Cartersville 3 - Westminster 0 Westminster 3 - Oconee County 1 262 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT AA - GIRLS AA - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Berrien 3 - Bleckley County 0 Thomasville 5 - Vidalia 0 Irwin County 5 - Pike County 0 Fitzgerald 5 - Greenville 0 Screven County 5 - Brooks County 0 Bleckley County 3 - Albany 0 Brantley County 3 - Jackson 0 Brantley County 3 - Pike County 0 Bacon County 3 - Tri-County 2 Jackson 3 - Pierce County 1 Vidalia 4 - Cook 0 Dodge County 3 - Cook 0 Jeff Davis 3 - Callaway 0 Jeff Davis 4 - Tri-County 0 Savannah Christian 3 - Thomasville 1 Screven County 4 - Berrien 1 GACS 3 - Pepperell 0 GACS 3 - Pepperell 0 Lovett 5 - Westside, Augusta 0 Walker 3 - Greene County 0 Darlington 5 - Providence 0 Darlington 5 - Buford 0 Pace Academy 3 - North Oconee 0 Decatur 3 - North Oconee 0 Walker 3 - Monticello 0 Pace Academy 3 - Putnam County 0 Wesleyan 5 - Lafayette 0 Wesleyan 4 - Lafayette 1 Morgan County 5 - Grady 0 Morgan County 3 - Lovett 2 Calhoun 3 - Buford 2 Providence 3 - Calhoun 2

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Berrien 4 - Irwin County 1 Thomasville 5 - Fitzgerald 1 Screven County 5 - Brantley County 0 Bleckley County 3 - Brantley County 0 Vidalia 4 - Bacon County 1 Dodge County 4 - Jackson 1 Savannah Christian 3 - Jeff Davis 0 Screven County 4 - Jeff Davis 1 GACS 3 - Lovett 1 GACS 3 - Walker 2 Darlington 3 - Pace Academy 2 Darlington 3 - Decatur 1 Walker 3 - Wesleyan 0 Pace Academy 3 - Wesleyan 0 Calhoun 3 - Morgan County 2 Morgan County 3 - Providence 2

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Screven County 4 - Berrien County 1 Bleckley County 5 - Thomasville 0 Savannah Christian 3 - Vidalia 0 Dodge County 4 - Screven County 1 Darlington 3 - GACS 0 GACS 3 - Darlington 1 Walker 4 - Calhoun 1 Pace Academy 3 - Morgan County 0

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Darlington 3 - Screven County 1 GACS 3 - Bleckley County 2 Walker 3 - Savannah Christian 0 Pace Academy 3 - Dodge County 0

FINALS FINALS Walker 3 - Darlington 0 GACS 3 - Pace Academy 2 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 263 STATE TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT A - GIRLS A - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Ware Magnet 5 - Bryan County 0 Ware Magnet 5 - Bryan County 0 Taylor County 3 - Montgomery Co. 1 Taylor County 3 - Hawkinsville 1 Savannah Country Day 5 - Clinch Co. 0 Savannah Country Day 5 - Clinch Co. 0 Telfair County 4 - Pacelli 0 Wilkinson County 4 - Pacelli 1 Johnson Co. 3 - Randolph-Clay 0 (forfeit) Telfair Co. 3 - Randolph-Clay 0 (forfeit) Pelham 3 - Calvary Baptist 1 Calvary Baptist 3 - Pelham 2 Brookstone 5 - Wilkinson County 0 Brookstone 5 - Montgomery County 0 Turner County 3 - Jenkins County 0 Turner County 3 - Jenkins County 0 Athens Academy 3 - Gordon Lee 0 Athens Academy 3 - Temple 0 Landmark Christian 3 - Lincoln Co. 0 Galloway 3 - Ga. Military College 0 Lakeview Academy 4 - Trion 0 Excel Christian 3 - Tallulah Falls 2 Whitefield Acad. 3 - Johnson, Aug. 1 Landmark Christ. 3 - Lincoln County 0 St. Francis 3 - Ga. Military College 0 St. Francis 3 - Washington-Wilkes 0 Athens Christian 3 - Bowdon 1 Jefferson 3 - Trion 2 Aquinas 3 - Galloway 2 Aquinas 3 - Mt. Paran 2 Towns County 5 - Bremen 0 Bremen 3 - Lakeview Academy 1

SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND Ware Magnet 4 - Taylor County 0 Ware Magnet 5 - Taylor County 0 Savannah Country Day 5 - Telfair Co. 0 Sav. Country Day 5 - Wilkinson Co. 0 Johnson Co. 3 - Pelham 0 Telfair Co. 4 - Calvary Baptist 0 Brookstone 5 - Turner County 0 Brookstone 5 - Turner County 0 Athens Academy 3 - Landmark 0 Athens Academy 3 - Galloway 0 Lakeview Acad. 3 - Whitefield Acad. 1 Excel Christ. 3 - Landmark Christ. 2 St. Francis 3 - Athens Christian 2 St. Francis 3 - Jefferson 0 Aquinas 3 - Towns County 2 Aquinas 3 - Bremen 1

QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Ware Magnet 3 - Sav. Country Day 1 Sav. Country Day 4 - Ware Magnet 1 Brookstone 5 - Johnson County 0 Brookstone 5 - Telfair County 0 Athens Academy 3 - Lakeview Acad. 0 Athens Academy 3 - Excel Christian 0 St. Francis 5 - Aquinas 0 St. Francis 5 - Aquinas 0

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Athens Academy 3 - Ware Magnet 0 Athens Acad. 3 - Sav. Country Day 2 Brookstone 3 - St. Francis 0 Brookstone 3 - St. Francis 1

FINALS FINALS Brookstone 3 - Athens Academy 2 Brookstone 3 - Athens Academy 1 264 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE TRACK MEET - AAAAA - BOYS 100 METER DASH 300 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. David Chaplin, Redan 1. Michael Proctor, Morrow 2. Jarrell Stewart, Wheeler 2. Josh Moss, Riverdale 3. Rashan Cylar, Stephenson 3. Ray Smith, Lowndes 4. Bilal Abdul-Mateen, Norcross 4. Sam Henley, Brookwood Time: 10.600 Time: 38.650

200 METER DASH 400 METER RELAY 1. Justin Oliver, Redan 1. Redan: David Chaplin, Justin Oliver 2. Armanti Hayes, Colquitt County Shaun Johnson, Montez Valentine, 3. David Chaplin, Redan Johnny Barnes, Victor Porter 4. Waylon Kimble, South Cobb 2. South Cobb: Waylon Kimble, Time: 21.380 Kenny McKinley, D'Amonte Williams, Terrance Farris, Manrice 400 METER DASH Dick, Brandon Shannon 1. Justin Oliver, Redan 3. Marietta: Greg Jackson, Chris 2. Michael Proctor, Morrow Hobbs, Trey Charles, Shadi Dix, 3. Armanti Hayes, Colquitt County Traye Simmons, Damien Guio 4. Trey Charles, Marietta 4. Colquitt County: Jamal Carr, Time: 46.500 Vance Cuff, Jeremy DeBruce, ArmantiHayes, Orion Ponder, 800 METER RUN Tamyus Barnett 1. Clint Womack, Central Gwinnett Time: 41.210 2. Quint Byrd, Redan 3. Patrick Whittenburg, Glynn Academy 1600 METER RELAY 4. Steven Arnold, McEachern 1. Redan:David Chaplin, Justin Oliver, Time: 1:57.640 Shaun Johnson, Quint Byrd, Marlon Campbell, Tony McCord 1600 METER RUN 2. Marietta: Traye Simmons, Chris 1. Ben Hubers, McEachern Hobbs, Greg Jackson, Trey Charles, 2. Sam Bryfczynski, Walton Shawn McCrae, Marcus Potter 3. Jesse Marino, Collins Hill 3. McEachern: Ronnie Witherspoon, 4. Jay Heller, Walton Brenton Shelton,William Wynne, Time: 4:20.790 Justin Stallworth, Devin Floyd, Darrell Walker 3200 METER RUN 4. Shiloh: Jerrod McAllister, 1. Ben Hubers, McEachern Donald Taylor, Josh Abeyeye, 2. Nathan Frasier, Collins Hill Leneto White, Burtroy Myers 3. Sam Bryfczynski, Walton Time: 3:14.130 4. Michael Winston, Parkview Time: 9:21.210 HIGH JUMP 1. Jerome McKenzie, Marietta 110 METER HIGH HURDLES 2. Chris Hanna, Wheeler 1. Shadi Dix, Marietta 3. Greg Jackson, Marietta 2. Shaun Johnson, Redan 4. Andrew Stephenson, Parkview 3. Antoine Carter, Berkmar Height: 6'10" 4. Jon Benson, Cherokee Time: 14.410 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 265 LONG JUMP SHOT PUT 1. Justin Oliver, Redan 1. Israel Machovec, Dacula 2. Trey Charles, Marietta 2. Lloyd Lassiter, Lassiter 3. Jonathan Walker, Newnan 3. David Schiedt, Lassiter 4. Tony Clark, Groves 4. Joe Chisholm, McEachern Distance: 23'8" Distance: 55'0"

TRIPLE JUMP DISCUS 1. Chris Hail, Lovejoy 1. Pierre Turner, Collins Hill 2. J.T. Tiller, Wheeler 2. Andrew Hackney, Brookwood 3. Alade' Aminu, Stephenson 3. Israel Machovec, Dacula 4. Orion Ponder, Colquitt County 4. Michael Smith, Tift County Distance: 46'8" Distance: 175'1"

POLE VAULT HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 1. Tim Ritchie, Parkview 1. Redan ...... 83 2. Michael Martin, Parkview 2. Marietta ...... 52 3. Casey Mathieson, Collins Hill 3. McEachern ...... 39 4. Taylor Vaught, Milton 4. Collins Hill ...... 30 Height: 13'6"

STATE TRACK MEET - AAAAA - GIRLS

100 METER DASH 1600 METER RUN 1. Andrea Bussey, Wheeler 1. Taylor Adams, Sprayberry 2. Crishanda Antoine, Bradwell Inst. 2. Jackie Drouin, Collins Hill 3. Courtney Bryant, Redan 3. Katie Davis, Brookwood 4. Dawn Hemanes, Lithonia 4. Katina Zuganelis, Kennesaw Mtn. Time: 11.980 Time: 5:02.861

200 METER DASH 3200 METER RUN 1. Lauren Burns, Norcross 1. Jackie Drouin, Collins Hill 2. Crishanda Antoine, Bradwell Inst. 2. Leila Norman, Walton 3. Andrea Bussey, Wheeler 3. Haley Conger, North Cobb 4. Michelle Marble, McEachern 4. Katie Davis, Brookwood Time: 24.303 Time: 10:49.989

400 METER DASH 100 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Joanna Atkins, Stephenson 1. Aleesha Barber, Redan 2. Diamond Marks, Redan 2. Kishelle Paul, McEachern 3. Lori Robinson, Wheeler 3. Kristin Olson, Starr's Mill 4. Aisha Frazier, Marietta 4. Meggan Vickers, Cherokee Time: 56.169 Time: 14.023

800 METER RUN 300 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Brittany Hall, Meadowcreek 1. Aleesha Barber, Redan 2. Taylor Adams, Sprayberry 2. Kishelle Paul, McEachern 3. Diamond Marks, Redan 3. Samara Gosha, Berkmar 4. Latorya Dopson, Osborne 4. Kristin Olson, Starr's Mill Time: 2:14.058 Time: 42.452 266 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 400 METER RELAY POLE VAULT 1. McEachern: Javonda Newbold, 1. Erica Penk, Dacula Michelle Marble, Kishelle Paul, 2. TIE: Karena Shell, Collins Hill Connie Watts, Alexia Adams, Kelly Bridges, Brookwood Vanderlyn Watts 4. Lauren Marchman 2. Redan: Aleesha Barber, Height: 11'0" Courtney Bryant, Diamond Marks, Erica Richardson LONG JUMP 3. Stephenson: Tendai Hill, 1. Morgan Joseph, Riverdale Toni Moore, Ashley Copeland, 2. Stacy Doornbos, Lassiter Joanna Atkins, Javan Gill, 3. Tiffany Wells, Coffee Countney Parker 4. Monique Sonds, Lovejoy 4. Bradwell Institute: Quintesha Greene, Distance: 18'2.5" Ebony Williams, Shataqua Williams, Crishanda Antoine, Kierra Thomas TRIPLE JUMP Time: 47.200 1. Bobbie Davis, Marietta 2. Uguchi Okoroafor, Roswell 1600 METER RELAY 3. Alandris Griffin, Windsor Forest 1. Stephenson: Javan Gill, Toni Moore, 4. Nicole Okolo, Collins Hill Tendai Hill, Joanna Atkins, Distance: 38'3" Jodi Brown, Ashley Copeland 2. McEachern: Javonda Newbold, SHOT PUT Vanderlyn Watts, Kishelle Paul, 1. Emily Sanders, Sequoyah Alyssa Prioleav, Andrienne Smith, 2. Kristin Hart, Camden County Britney Taylor 3. Amy Mueller, Shiloh 3. Redan: Courtney Bryant, 4. Eve Machovec, Dacula Diamond Marks, Aleesha Barber, Distance: 44'3" Erica Richardson, Mandice Williams, Lakeisha Lee DISCUS 4. Mundy's Mill: Tasha Woods, 1. Jasmine Jordan, Tift County Brittany McGhee, Renika Ezell, 2. Eve Machovec, Dacula Laide Onikoye, Diamond Hunnicutt 3. Emily Bernhardt, Lassiter Time: 3:49.220 4. Emily Sanders, Sequoyah Distance: 144'5" HIGH JUMP 1. Tiffany Chavis, Pope HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 2. Maya Moore, Collins Hill 1. Redan ...... 54 3. Morgan Jennings, Douglass, Atl. 2. McEachern ...... 40 4. Melanie Trumbo, Brookwood 3. Collins Hill ...... 38 Height: 5'6" 4. Stephenson ...... 26 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 267 STATE TRACK MEET - AAAA - BOYS

100 METER DASH 300 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Jasper Lumpkin, Clarke Central 1. Tavaris Washington, Bainbridge 2. Evander Wells, Stone Mountain 2. Tim Grier, Hiram 3. Darius Marshall, Baldwin 3. Carl McKenzie, SW DeKalb 4. Anderson Russell, Marist 4. Andrew Allen, St. Pius Time: 10.740 Time: 36.740

200 METER DASH 400 METER RELAY 1. Eric Berry, Creekside 1. Warner Robins: Dartez Walker, 2. Anderson Russell, Marist Leron Scott, Tramarius Gray, 3. Carlton Golden, Cedar Shoals Maurice Gray 4. Lashawn Butler, Greenbrier 2. Clarke Central: Darrion Robinson, Time: 21.830 Markis Callahan, Darius Bell, Jasper Lumpkin, T.J. Salley, 400 METER DASH Christian Norton 1. Antoine Thomas, Warner Robins 3. Cedar Shoals: Korey Jones, Jamaal 2. Shannon Davis, Mays Hinton, Donovan Barnett, Carlton 3. Tony Cobb, Westside-Macon Golden, Sam Craig, Corrin Breeding 4. Corrin Breeding, Cedar Shoals 4. Creekside: Justin Williams, Time: 48.490 Stephone Lefrance, Eric Berry, Simeon Robbins, Tyrece Cole, 800 METER RUN Jacquis Holcombe 1. Reginald Warren, Mays Time: 42.097 2. Justin Squirewell, SW DeKalb 3. Rick Scheff, St. Pius 1600 METER RELAY 4. Marcus Patterson, Hardaway 1. Cedar Shoals #1: Corrin Breeding, Time: 1:57.840 Quinton Goode, Jamaal Hinton, Donovan Barnett, Chris France, 1600 METER RUN Korey Jones 1. Ryan Clay, Alexander 2. Stone Mountain: Cordelius Parks, 2. Daniel Gormley, East Paulding Evander Wells, Fernando Hardy, 3. Miguel Mota, Greenbrier Carlton Fears, Dobson Collins, 4. Ian Turnbull, Marist Dekorda Jackson Time: 4:23.240 3. Creekside: Eric Berry, Stephone Lefrance, Simeon Robbins, 3200 METER RUN Justin Williams, Zavier Fowler, 1. Daniel Gormley, East Paulding Terrance Parks 2. Ryan Clay, Alexander 4. Cedar Shoals #2: Sam Craig, 3. Andrew Barnhart, Woodward Acad. Maurice Rushing, Nick Hensley, 4. Pete Zimmerman, Marist Carlton Golden, Greg Roseboro, Time: 9:41.010 Tony Gerald Time: 3:16.940 110 METER HIGH HURDLES 1. Tavaris Washington, Bainbridge HIGH JUMP 2. Carl McKenzie, SW DeKalb 1. Donte Nall, Chapel Hill 3. Tim Grier, Hiram 2. TIE: Hamp Arnold, Cedar Shoals 4. Andrew Allen, St. Pius Hamilton Sims, Tucker Time: 13.960 4. Darius Bell, Clarke Central Height: 6'4" 268 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LONG JUMP SHOT PUT 1. Tim Grier, Hiram 1. Daniel Finnerty, St. Pius 2. Ronald Whitehurst, Washington 2. Wesley Wright, Villa Rica 3. Michael Owens, Hiram 3. Micah Poole, Marist 4. Patrick Riley, Bainbridge 4. Seth Goldwire, Effingham County Distance: 23'10.25" Distance: 56'6.75"

TRIPLE JUMP DISCUS 1. Lavalle Parker, Lee County 1. Micah Poole, Marist 2. Mark Downer, Northside-WR 2. Bill Gloster, Thomas County Central 3. Michael Owens, Hiram 3. Daniel Finnerty, St. Pius 4. Chike Akoh, Cedar Shoals 4. Chance Henderson, Heritage Distance: 47'5.5" Distance: 173'9"

POLE VAULT HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 1. Danny Giglio, Sandy Creek 1. Cedar Shoals ...... 41 2. Elliott Haynie, Creekside 2. Hiram ...... 37 3. Patrick O'Reilly, St. Pius 3. TIE: Marist ...... 36 4. Juan Taylor, Lee County St. Pius ...... 36 Height: 14'6"

STATE TRACK MEET - AAAA - GIRLS

100 METER DASH 1600 METER RUN 1. Estella Moore, Carver-Columbus 1. Emily Reese, Chamblee 2. CeCe Smarr, Creekside 2. Shelley Taylor, NW Whitfield 3. Shayla James, Warner Robins 3. Ena Leufroy, Marist 4. Taylor Davidson, St. Pius 4. Jackie Burns, Woodward Time: 12.208 Time: 4:54.732

200 METER DASH 3200 METER RUN 1. Cherell Lawson, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 1. Emily Reese, Chamblee 2. Kim House, North Springs 2. Shelley Taylor, NW Whitfield 3. CeCe Smarr, Creekside 3. Jackie Burns, Woodward 4. Shayla James, Warner Robins 4. Stephanie Uribe, Marist Time: 24.735 Time: 10:39.738

400 METER DASH 100 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Cherell Lawson, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 1. Kristi Castlin, Chapel Hill 2. Kim House, North Springs 2. India Anderson, Hiram 3. Amber West, SW DeKalb 3. Kenika Weaver, North Springs 4. Shannon Roberts, Carver-Columbus 4. Jazmin Jones, Stockbridge Time: 55.521 Time: 14.590

800 METER RUN 300 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Ena Leufroy, Marist 1. Kenika Weaver, North Springs 2. Brittany Robbins, SW DeKalb 2. Kristi Castlin, Chapel Hill 3. Soibhan Wolcott, Heritage 3. Auriel Searcie, Creekside 4. Kellie Wesson, Chapel Hill 4. Nickey Newson, Salem Time: 2:08.643 Time: 44.613 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 269 400 METER RELAY POLE VAULT 1. North Springs: Kenika Weaver, 1. Mauri Peoples, Northgate Hope Oremegue, Whitney Smith, 2. Kristen Mecerod, St. Pius Kim House, Tiffany Lewis 3. Charlene Clifton, Chapel Hill 2. Carver-Columbus: Estella Moore, 4. Annelisa Kay, Cedar Shoals Shannon Roberts, Janah Wilson, Height: 10'0" Rene Wilson, Jennifer Long 3. Sandy Creek: Brandice Ware, LONG JUMP Brenay Grimble, Mellany Stanislaus, 1. Alisha Simmons, Greenbrier Iman Person, Whitney Judson, 2. Jada Hamilton, Chamblee Jeanne Lyons 3. Kim House, North Springs 4. Stockbridge: Natrice Young, 4. Charnise Knight, Hiram Brittany Palmer, Jazmin Jones, Distance: 18'8.5" Latasha Johnson, Fatima Thomas Time: 47.428 TRIPLE JUMP 1. Mellany Stanislaus, Sandy Creek 1600 METER RELAY 2. Anna Oglesby, Cedar Shoals 1. North Springs: Kenika Weaver, 3. Brittany Robbins, SW DeKalb Hope Oremegue, Whitney Smith, 4. Ayana Ferguson, Northside-WR Kim House, Tiffany Lewis, Distance: 39'5.5" LaShonda Foster 2. SW DeKalb: Amber West, SHOT PUT Jacqui Brown, Dejia Ricks, 1. Yolanda Berryhill, Lee County Brittany Robbins, Deonna Bailey, 2. Teannah Holland, Cedar Shoals Racquel Daly 3. Kayla Strozier, St. Pius 3. Chamblee: Sharerica Walters, 4. Autumn Paine, Gordon Central Kim Gooden, Tenece Smart, Distance: 38'6" Emily Reese, Jada Hamilton, Jasmine Taylor DISCUS 4. Heritage: Talisa Warren, 1. Yolanda Berryhill, Lee County Bryanah Richardson, Soibhan 2. Teannah Holland, Cedar Shoals Wolcott, Jewel May, Jenna Kimble, 3. Kim Williams, Alexander Miriam Jenkins 4. Ashley Sheppard, Habersham Central Time: 3:54.780 Distance: 120'0"

HIGH JUMP HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 1. Jewel May, Heritage 1. North Springs ...... 58 2. Katie Farnan, Alexander 2. Chamblee ...... 35 3. Jeniffer Sorrow, Warner Robins 3. SW DeKalb ...... 31 4. Neele Albrecht, Jones County 4. TIE: Chapel Hill ...... 30 Height: 5'4" Cedar Shoals ...... 30 270 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE TRACK MEET - AAA - BOYS 100 METER DASH 300 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Tony Farris, Carrollton 1. Trey Fletcher, Carrollton 2. Dante Harrell, Cairo 2. Keelan Knox, Franklin County 3. Walter McKee, Shaw 3. Kevin Lowe, Westlake 4. Milton Myers, Butler 4. Rakeemion Harris, Mary Persons Time: 10.910 Time: 37.250

200 METER DASH 400 METER RELAY 1. Tony Farris, Carrollton 1. Westlake: Willie Tarver, 2. Walter McKee, Shaw Kenneth Mitchell, Kevin Lowe, 3. Ricardo Lockette, Monroe-Albany Eddie Rush, David Talbert 4. Kenneth Mitchell, Westlake 2. Carrollton: Sanchez Houston, Time: 21.820 Trey Fletcher, Trevagus Farris, Tony Farris, Courtney Mabry, 400 METER DASH Jason Dothard 1. Ricardo Lockette, Monroe-Albany 3. Banneker: Earl Martin, 2. Eddie Shorter, Westover Carlos Thomas, X-Zavious Akins, 3. Jermaine Thornton, Elbert County Andre Stroud 4. Matt Heaton, Franklin County 4. Monroe, Albany: Jamel Smith, Time: 48.780 Patrick Brown, Omar Ellis, Ricardo Lockette, Terrance Ransom, 800 METER RUN Darohn Washington 1. Kirk Carter, Oconee County Time: 41.900 2. Marquis Pope, Banneker 3. Antonio Delaine, Banneker 1600 METER RELAY 4. Deveon Huff, Elbert County 1. Monroe, Albany: Terrance Ransom, Time: 1:56.211 Jamel Smith, Patrick Brown, Ricardo Lockette, Warren Ford, 1600 METER RUN Kelvin Holloman 1. Marquis Pope, Banneker Colin Clyde 2. David Marley, Westover 2. Elbert County: Devon Huff, 3. Josh Houser, Blessed Trinity Felix Jackson, Shane Jackson, 4. Kirk Carter, Oconee County Jermaine Thornton, Tony Beahringer Time: 4:30.750 3. Westover: Ayoda Okedyi, Bryan Allen, David Marley, 3200 METER RUN Eddie Shorter,Cedric Lewis, 1. Matt Kinsel, Cartersville Aairon Savage 2. Said Ahmed, Clarkston 4. Franklin County: Casey Herndon, 3. Kevin Haynie, Stephens County Cameron Cheek, Matt Heaton, 4. Nick Pierce, Westover Marshay McCullough, Keelan Knox, Time: 9:46.510 Montez Jones Time: 3:19.840 110 METER HIGH HURDLES 1. Trey Fletcher, Carrollton HIGH JUMP 2. Keelan Knox, Franklin County 1. Josh Bagley, West Hall 3. Shane Jackson, Elbert County 2. Matt Heaton, Franklin County 4. Michael Nix, Dougherty 3. Ricardo Lockette, Monroe-Albany Time: 14.010 4. Steven Abernathy, Gilmer Height: 7'0" GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 271 LONG JUMP SHOT PUT 1. Travis Harvey, Southwest 1. Marcus Washington, Burke County 2. Donald Williamson, Spencer 2. Albert Cox, Banneker 3. Kevin Dix, Carrollton 3. Michael Monroe, Cedartown 4. Shane Jackson, Elbert County 4. Kamarel Kendrick, Peach County Distance: 23'1" Distance: 49'8" DISCUS TRIPLE JUMP 1. Joshua McNair, Liberty County 1. Kevin Dix, Carrollton 2. Brandon Robinson, Cairo 2. Terrance Ransom, Monroe-Albany 3. Quinin Isam, Stephens County 3. Shane Jackson, Elbert County 4. Kamarel Kendrick, Peach County 4. Lamoris Burton, North Hall Distance: 156'5" Distance: 47'8.25" HIGH POINT SCHOOLS POLE VAULT 1. Carrollton ...... 66 1. Jordan Scott, Oconee County 2. Monroe-Albany ...... 44 2. Casey Herndon, Franklin County 3. Franklin County ...... 40 3. Jeff Sellers, Cairo 4. Banneker ...... 38 4. Travis Hutchinson, West Hall Height: 16'6"

STATE TRACK MEET - AAA - GIRLS

100 METER DASH 1600 METER RUN 1. Brittany Long, Therrell 1. Emma Bussard, Carrollton 2. Marcella Avery, Glenn Hills 2. Chelsea Walsh, Blessed Trinity 3. Carilla Hollingshed, Peach County 3. Sarah Brown, Westminster 4. Bianca Tyson, Westlake 4. Emosha Brinston, Westover Time: 11.951 Time: 5:24.104

200 METER DASH 3200 METER RUN 1. Brittany Long, Therrell 1. Emma Bussard, Carrollton 2. Tatiana Thomas, Troup 2. Keonya Davis, Cartersville 3. Carilla Hollingshed, Peach County 3. Sarah Brown, Westminster 4. Natasha Williams, Carrollton 4. Vanessa Pizarrd, Columbus Time: 24.212 Time: 11:32.074

400 METER DASH 100 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Jasmine Dacus, Westlake 1. Caroline Vaughn, Blessed Trinity 2. Shantela Davis, Liberty County 2. Veronica Jackson, Westlake 3. Tatiana Thomas, Troup 3. Tiffany Daggett, Thomson 4. Cheris Fletcher, Westover 4. Naquita Rowe, Carrollton Time: 55.226 Time: 14.288

800 METER RUN 300 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Ayesha Famble, M.L. King 1. Jasmine Dacus, Westlake 2. Cheris Fletcher, Westover 2. Quaneshia Cleckley, Therrell 3. Emosha Brinston, Westover 3. Monique Harrison, Carrollton 4. Brittany Mathis, Shaw 4. Alison Cook, Carrollton Time: 2:19.852 Time: 43.387 272 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 400 METER RELAY LONG JUMP 1. Monroe, Albany: Ta'Shelya Bynum 1. Veronica Jackson, Westlake TeArius Davis, Tierra Watts, 2. Naquita Rowe, Carrollton Latricia Jackson, Keyshonda Hill 3. Carilla Hollingshed, Peach County 2. Therrell: Deanna Lee, Tiara Smith, 4. Aleigha Brigham, Burke County Quaneshia Cleckley, Brittany Long, Distance: 18'0.5" Santeria Moses, Aurelia Street 3. M.L. King: Jennifer Culberson, TRIPLE JUMP Ashley Lowery, Akei Irvin, 1. Kiana Key, Westover Quawnecia Johnson, Raven Heard 2. Jemere McCurty, Carrollton 4. Shaw: Shaundra Maddox, Nakela 3. Falisea Watkins, Peach County Jackson, LaQuanta Strickland, 4. Tanya Jiles, Clarkston Rasheedah Brown, Erica Marchand Distance: 38'1" Time: 46.700 SHOT PUT 1600 METER RELAY 1. Chasity Williams, Columbus 1. Westlake: Keierrah Beasley, 2. Thanithia Billings, Carrollton Jasmine Dacus, Bianca Tyson, 3. Jasmine Woods, Monroe Area Veronica Jackson, Bianca Rush 4. Cayla Moore, Westover 2. Therrell: Deanna Lee, Tiara Smith, Distance: 41'0" Quaneshia Cleckley, Brittany Long, Reshai Reeves, Crystal Leamons DISCUS 3. Kendrick: Kwantalia Martin, 1. Thanithia Billings, Carrollton Angel Rice, Sheraneyka Green, 2. Ebony Moore, Winder-Barrow Clarissa Johnson 3. Nakoasha Dillard, Westover 4. Westover: Emosha Brinston, 4. Chenice Bridges, Carrollton Jessica Edison, Brittany Tumblin, Distance: 118'4" Cheris Fletcher, Franeshia Pearman, Qynesha Thomas HIGH POINT SCHOOLS Time: 3:55.019 1. Carrollton ...... 83 2. Westover ...... 54 HIGH JUMP 3. Westlake ...... 52 1. Shaquita Young, Oconee County 4. Therrell ...... 44 2. A/Jean Woolford, St. Vincent's 3. Chandra Harris, Northeast 4. Cjambbrika Jackson, Dougherty Height: 5'4"

POLE VAULT 1. Kim Adams, White County 2. Morgan Seegmueller, Westover 3. Lindsey Weissinger, Gilmer 4. Taylor Kopacka, Blessed Trinity Height: 9'6" GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 273 STATE TRACK MEET - AA - BOYS 100 METER DASH 300 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. David Pender, Charlton County 1. Ron Harris, Oglethorpe County 2. Tony Glover, Charlton County 2. Lekenneth Rackins, Swainsboro 3. Adam Gainey, West Laurens 3. Shon Palmer, Claxton 4. Brandon Kent, Rockmart 4. Jerel Jones, Crawford County Time: 10.830 Time: 38.670

200 METER DASH 400 METER RELAY 1. Justin Williams, Charlton County 1. Charlton County: Tony Glover, 2. Shandon Barnum, Appling County Devaughn Whitley, David Pender, 3. Matt Pridemore, Buford Justin Williams, Ed Thompson, 4. Skyler Williams, East Laurens Tony Edwards Time: 22.250 2. Rockmart: Eric Alexander, T.C. Jay, Brandon Kent, Corey Webster, 400 METER DASH Seth Hitchcock, Sharod McPherson 1. Justin Williams, Charlton County 3. Decatur: Torran Thomas, Chris Miles, 2. Levi Brooks, Lamar County Jamaal Hardy, Quincy Kelly, 3. Lekenneth Rackins, Swainsboro Chris Jenkins, Rodney McDowell 4. Eric Gay, Manchester 4. Swainsboro: Terrance Foots, Time: 48.690 Lekenneth Rackins, Rick Holliman, Leon Williams, Marcus Foots 800 METER RUN Time: 42.730 1. Kris Ward, Providence 2. Saji Girvan, Grady 1600 METER RELAY 3. Justine Schneider, GACS 1. GACS: Justin Schneider, 4. Caleb Davis, Southeast Bulloch Eric Walker, Phillip Mitchum, Time: 1:56.880 Frank Bolling, Michael Hughes 2. Calhoun: Rashaad Montgomery, 1600 METER RUN A.J. Baker, Kris Durham, 1. Nick Stephens, Grady Chris Worley, Ryan Chattam 2. Saji Girvan, Grady 3. Claxton: Dante Nunnally, 3. Kris Ward, Providence Christian Jante Nunnally, Chace Maynor, 4. Justin Ryan, Oglethorpe County Markall Battle, Fonta Ball, Time: 4:26.090 J.J. Nunnally 4. Charlton County: Harry Martin, 3200 METER RUN Justin Williams, Devaughn Whitley, 1. Nick Stephens, Grady D.J. Donley 2. Taylor Nilan, Wesleyan Time: 3:23.150 3. Justin Ryan, Oglethorpe County 4. Ty Shelton, GACS HIGH JUMP Time: 9:37.700 1. Eric Tisdol, Dodge County 2. Terence Wilson, Greene County 110 METER HIGH HURDLES 3. Justin Roper, Buford 1. Ronni eMcGirt, Dublin 4. Daniel Averso, Providence 2. Kendra Mitchell, Brooks County Height: 6'8" 3. Demarcus Williams, Lamar County 4. Allen Woerner, Rabun County Time: 15.020 274 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LONG JUMP SHOT PUT 1. David Pender, Charlton County 1. Chris Lewis, Pike County 2. Eric Tisdol, Dodge County 2. Lionel Mapp, Greene County 3. Pentrez Denham, Putnam County 3. Steven Singleton, Buford 4. Kedric Manning, Putnam County 4. Alex Wright, Brooks County Distance: 22'7.5" Distance: 53'11.75"

TRIPLE JUMP DISCUS 1. David Pender, Charlton County 1. Ron Neloms, Brooks County 2. Joseph Nunnally, Claxton 2. Brandon Carter, Coosa 3. Lamontrey Stamper, Early County 3. Arthur Davis, Screven County 4. Pentrez Denham, Putnam County 4. Nick Sloan, Adairsville Distance: 45'9.25" Distance: 146'10"

POLE VAULT HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 1. John Egan, Lovett 1. Charlton County ...... 72 2. Michael Hughes, GACS 2. Grady ...... 38 3. Brett Bufton, Wesleyan 3. GACS ...... 32 4. Josh Skipper, Early County 4. Claxton ...... 25 Distance: 14'

STATE TRACK MEET - AA - GIRLS 100 METER DASH 1600 METER RUN 1. Christy Brown, Holy Innocents' 1. Haley Kolff, Holy Innocents' 2. Shannon Wilson, Buford 2. Harriot Kelly, Lovett 3. Katherine Harris, Laney 3. Lacey Meadows, Calhoun 4. Jamier Edwards, Morgan County 4. Ashley Arnold, Bleckley County Time: 12.247 Time: 5:16.480

200 METER DASH 3200 METER RUN 1. Christy Brown, Holy Innocents' 1. Haley Kolff, Holy Innocents' 2. Porche Byrd, Cross Keys 2. Harriot Kelly, Lovett 3. Shannon Wilson, Buford 3. Lacey Meadows, Calhoun 4. Shaywan Harris, Tri-County 4. Ashley Arnold, Bleckley County Time: 24.896 Time: 11:10.879

400 METER DASH 100 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Porche Byrd, Cross Keys 1. Bree Bennett, Decatur 2. Tierra Small, Decatur 2. Stasia Kelly-Taylor, GACS 3. Megan Betts, Darlington 3. Becca Lightfoot, Providence 4. Chasity McPherson, Rockmart 4. Jemena Henderson, Grady Time: 55.620 Time: 14.577

800 METER RUN 300 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Megan Betts, Darlington 1. Stasia Kelly-Taylor, GACS 2. Summer Nelson, Buford 2. Cree Nix, GACS 3. Vanessa Petrosky, Pace Academy 3. Shaneka Lee, Screven County 4. Denise Ramey, Rabun County 4. Kimberly Keller, Lovett Time: 2:19.641 Time: 45.597 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 275 400 METER RELAY POLE VAULT 1. Decatur: Ericia Walker, Bree Bennett, 1. Janna Brown, Bleckley County Brittany Holden, Tierra Small, 2. Chanler Phelps, GACS Lakesha Mozee, Rochelle Madhere 3. Ann Sanquansri, Walker 2. Early County: Lynn Moses, 4. Annie Polhamus, Fitzgerald Kendra Sol, Marah Wright, Height: 10'6" Dantelle Thomas, Brittany Means 3. Screven County: Stephanie Scott, LONG JUMP Ashley Robbins, Kenyetta O'Neal, 1. Christy Brown, Holy Innocents' Shaneka Lee, Ashley Loundy 2. Shaywan Harris, Tri-County 4. Greenville: Yasmine Mitchell, 3. Lynn Moses, Early County Demia Rosser, Kennisha Armstrong, 4. Tierra Small, Decatur Kiera Robertson, Keyarria Amey, Distance: 18'10.5" Mecrease Colton Time: 49.008 TRIPLE JUMP 1. Stasia Kelly-Taylor, GACS 1600 METER RELAY 2. Lynn Moses, Early County 1. Decatur: Brittany Holden, 3. May Claire Merlino, Wesleyan Bree Bennett, Ericia Walker, 4. Demetrise Anthony, Manchester Tierra Small, Heather Burger, Distance: 39'0.5" Lakesha Mozee 2. Swainsboro: Chasity Young, SHOT PUT Solita Boynton, Ashley Boynton, 1. Allison Horner, Lovett LaShoundia Strawbridge 2. Alexis Freeman, Claxton 3. GACS: Kim Isidahomen, 3. Amelia Hill, Macon County Cassi Sticker, Stasia Kelly-Taylor, 4. Keisha Pruitt, Irwin County Cree Nix, Lauren Reid, Distance: 36'11" Kiara Swanier 4. Darlington: Caitlin Davidson, DISCUS Megan Betts, Elizabeth Buice, 1. Amanda Spivy, Southeast Bulloch Fatema Bandukwala, Jenna Van Es, 2. Nancy Palmer, Claxton Landon Watters 3. Kate Hausman, Wesleyan Time: 4:03.725 4. Nathale Rosada, Rabun County Distance: 112'2" HIGH JUMP 1. Shaneka Lee, Screven County HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 2. Amanda Smith, Calhoun 1. GACS ...... 54.5 3. Stephanie Swayne, West Laurens 2. Holy Innoncents' ...... 50 4. Becca Lightfoot, Providence 3. Decatur ...... 46 Height: 5'6" 4. Lovett ...... 32.5 276 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE TRACK MEET - A - BOYS 100 METER DASH 300 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Cornelius Harris, Treutlen 1. Shon Atkins, Pelham 2. Lajuan Taylor, Johnson County 2. Jacob Parker, Landmark Christian 3. Kendrick Tobie, Jenkins County 3. Shane McCoy, Bremen 4. Brandon Nolley, Hancock Central 4. Donald Williams, Pelham Time: 10.860 Time: 39.970

200 METER DASH 400 METER RELAY 1. Cornelius Harris, Treutlen 1. Jenkins County: Kendrick Tobie, 2. Kendrick Tobie, Jenkins County Kendall Cooper, Patrick Moody, 3. Antwan Shaw, Atkinson County Cornelius Williams, Jamar Holmes, 4. Veuncle Ivey, Warren County William Lowe Time: 22.430 2. Treutlen: Brandon Taylor, Cornelius Harris, Alphonso Pierce, 400 METER DASH Shavar Wise, Jaquan Carter, 1. Patrick Bradley, Calhoun County Shon Miller 2. Veuncle Ivey, Warren County 3. Johnson County: Devin Cannon 3. Anthony Fann, Johnson County Lajuan Taylor, Torrance Pullen 4. Daniel Black, Eagle's Landing Christ. Demario Martin, Javarus King Time: 50.430 4. McIntosh CountyAcademy: Timothy Moran, Jeremiah Carswell, 800 METER RUN Steven Atkinson, Aldrin Palmer, 1. George Weeks, Atlanta International Marcus Pinkney, Marquise Morning 2. Justin Smith, Athens Academy Time: 42.640 3. Jordan McElheney, Athens Christian 4. Zach Lethbridge,Our Lady of Mercy 1600 METER RELAY Time: 2:00.110 1. Calhoun County: Quintin Sheppard, David Daniels, Markeith Williams, 1600 METER RUN Patrick Bradley 1. Will Bonn, Landmark Christian 2. Pelham: Jeremy Smith, 2. Justin Smith, Athens Academy Donald Williams, Shon Atkins, 3. Brett Lewis, Landmark Christian Kyle Cox, Marcus Riggins 4. Taylor Kellogg, Athens Christian 3. Atlanta International: Moe Nanivzeyi, Time: 4:31.140 Ciao Lima, Rod Ortiz, Matheiu Van Asten, George Weeks 3200 METER RUN 4. Turner County: Robert High, 1. Will Bonn, Landmark Christian Marcus Hillmon, Travis Jones, 2. Graham Belton, Atlanta International Emmanuel Walls, Lennie Richardson, 3. Taylor Kellogg, Athens Christian Kevian Prather 4. Thomas Johnson, Athens Academy Time: 3:31.540 Time: 9:42.790 HIGH JUMP 110 METER HIGH HURDLES 1. Darien Clayton, Pelham 1. Brad Moorman, Johnson County 2. Albert Dozier, Central, Talbotton 2. Shon Atkins, Pelham 3. Patrick Lewis, Wilcox County 3. Shane McCoy, Bremen 4. Arcardio Blair, Johnson County 4. Eric Kincaid, Schley County Height: 6'8" Time: 15.090 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 277 LONG JUMP SHOT PUT 1. Albert Dozier, Central, Talbotton 1. Aymerick Kolokilagi, Atlanta 2. Kendrick Tobie, Jenkins County International 3. Donell Acree, Bryan County 2. Jaquan Carter, Treutlen 4. Arcardio Blair, Johnson County 3. Ben Wilson, Commerce Distance: 22'1.75" 4. Markeith Wylie, Washington-Wilkes Distance: 52'10.75" TRIPLE JUMP DISCUS 1. Darien Clayton, Pelham 1. Jeremy Smith, Pelham 2. Lajuan Taylor, Johnson County 2. Aymerick Kolokilagi, Atlanta 3. Anquavius Ivey, Warren County International 4. Keith Greene, Warren County 3. Justin Mize, Jefferson Distance: 44'5" 4. Jerrod Gardner, Athens Christian Distance: 152' POLE VAULT 1. Brandon Self, Gordon Lee HIGH POINT SCHOOLS 2. Pat Super, Our Lady of Mercy 1. Pelham ...... 63 3. Cyrus Vafadori, Brookstone 2. Johnson County ...... 46 4. Spencer Tinsley, Gordon Lee 3. Atlanta International ...... 42 Height: 13' 4. Treutlen ...... 36

STATE TRACK MEET - A - GIRLS

100 METER DASH 1600 METER RUN 1. Alison Lloyd, Jenkins County 1. Gabbie Pina, Schley County 2. Brittany Flowers, SW Atlanta Christ. 2. Whitney Bishoff, Athens Christian 3. Summer Pittman, Temple 3. Dorothy Todd, Athens Academy 4. Jitera Washington, Jenkins County 4. Kaity Bulger, Landmark Christian Time: 12.636 Time: 5:22.684

200 METER DASH 3200 METER RUN 1. Ciara Willis, Landmark Christian 1. Gabbie Pina, Schley County 2. Summer Pittman, Temple 2. Whitney Bishoff, Athens Christian 3. Brittany Flowers, SW Atlanta Christ. 3. Kaity Bulger, Landmark Christian 4. Jitera Washington, Jenkins County 4. Jessie Thames, Landmark Christian Time: 25.551 Time: 11:27.202

400 METER DASH 100 METER INTERM. HURDLES 1. Callie Pottinger, Whitefield Academy 1. Leigh Ann Burton, Our Lady of Mercy 2. Ciara Willis, Landmark Christian 2. Brittany Caudell, Jefferson 3. LaSwann Brown, Johnson-Augusta 3. Shevail Weston, Terrell County 4. Candace Homer, Athens Christian 4. Bridget Bembry, Hawkinsville Time: 55.623 Time: 15.466

800 METER RUN 300 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Dorothy Todd, Athens Academy 1. Brittany Caudell, Jefferson 2. Heather Hayes, Landmark Christian 2. Lynette Fitts, Landmark Christian 3. Catherine Patterson, Calvary Baptist 3. Heather Hayes, Landmark Christian 4. Tameka Rogers, Pacelli 4. Latonia Lovett, Jenkins County Time: 2:24.544 Time: 46.762 278 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 400 METER RELAY POLE VAULT 1. Jenkins County: Latonia Lovett, 1. Heather Hayes, Landmark Christian Allison Lloyd, Britney Thomas, 2. Laura Geronimo, Atlanta Internatinal Jitera Washington, Christina Johnson, 3. Britney Dalton, Gordon Lee Chickeena Rowe 4. Annie James, Jefferson 2. Commerce: Avonsa Sanders, Height: 11' Brittany Sewell, Kaylin Canup, Denea Grant, Amber Bell LONG JUMP 3. Whitefield Academy: Chelsea Wright, 1. Monique Sampson, Twiggs County Callie Pottinger, Alley Murray, 2. Miriam Abdullah, Tallulah Falls Kim Bronner, Lauren Wilson, 3. Jitera Washington, Jenkins County Elizabeth Marsden 4. Angela Miller, Bryan County 4. Jefferson: Shanita Moon, Distance: 17'2" Shalita Brooks, Brittany Caudell, Tylena Moon, Schcara Millsaps, TRIPLE JUMP Annie James 1. Angela Miller, Bryan County Time: 49.631 2. Akosua Badu, Tallulah Falls 3. Chelsea Wright, Whitefield Academy 1600 METER RELAY 4. Shanita Moon, Jefferson 1. Landmark Christian: Heather Hayes, Distance: 35'3" Ciara Willis, Kaity Bulger, Christian McGuire, Evette Holyfield, SHOT PUT Lynette Fitts 1. Natalie Milo, Bremen 2. Whitefield Academy: Alley Murray, 2. Ashley Ball, Jenkins County Callie Pottinger, Lauren Wilson, 3. Jessica Carter, Central, Talbotton Chelsea Wright, Kim Bronner, 4. Desiree Hollis, McIntosh Co. Acad. Katie Devaney Distance: 39'4" 3. Temple: April Williams, Summer Pittman, LaShaun Little, DISCUS Traci Dorn, Shatari Winfield 1. Brittany Caudell, Jefferson 4. Jefferson: Tylena Moon, 2. Natalie Milo, Bremen Shalita Brooks, Danielle Busch, 3. Jessica Carter, Central, Talbotton Brittany Caudell, Shanita Moon, 4. Danielle Calhoun, Lanier County Gabby Yates Distance: 110' Time: 4:03.355 HIGH POINT SCHOOLS HIGH JUMP 1. Landmark Christian ...... 76 1. Shalita Brooks, Jefferson 2. Jefferson ...... 56 2. Shavonna Edmerson, Bremen 3. Jenkins County ...... 46 3. Kasey Mays, Gordon Lee 4. Whitefield Academy ...... 30 4. TIE: Kathryn Bryant, Athens Christ. Cassie Huntley, Atlanta International Height: 5'4" GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 279 2005 STATE WHEELCHAIR TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS SHOTPUT BOYS 200 METER RACE 1. Monique Bridgewater, Berkmar 1. Travis Golden, Chapel Hill Distance: 14'7" 2. Steven Elliott, Dougherty 3. Andrew Clarke, Apalachee BOYS SHOTPUT (Class 1) 4. Chris Hood, Jones County 1. Travis Golden, Chapel Hill Time: 39.81 2. Richard Lucas, Tucker Distance: 17'9.5" BOYS 800 METER RACE BOYS SHOTPUT (Class 2) 1. Travis Golden, Chapel Hill 1. David Lopez, Salem 2. Steven Elliott, Dougherty 2. Chris Hood, Jones County 3. Richard Lucas, Tucker 3. Jacardus Moore, Monroe-Albany Time: 2:37.12 Distance: 8'0.5" WHEELCHAIR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS GIRLS SHOTPUT (Class 1) Monique Bridgewater, Berkmar, 2005 ...... 14'7"

BOYS SHOTPUT (Class 1) Travis Golden, Chapel Hill, 2005 ...... 17'9.5"

BOYS SHOTPUT (Class 2) David Lopez, Salem, 2005 ...... 8'0.5"

BOYS 200 METER RACE Zach Bobowski, South Forsyth, 2004 ...... 31.87

BOYS 800 METER RACE Zach Bobowski, South Forsyth, 2004 ...... 2:01.07

2005 STATE LACROSSE TOURNAMENT All Class - GIRLS All Class - BOYS

FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Milton 11 - Lovett 6 Westminster 7 - Chattahoochee 2 Harrison 10 - Wesleyan 6 Lassiter 7 - Wesleyan 3 Westminster 10 - South Forsyth 4 Lovett 13 - Milton 8 Woodward 17 - Lassiter 7 Pace Academy 15 - Pope 5

SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Milton 10 - Harrison 5 Lassiter 11 - Westminster 4 Westminster 8 - Woodward 6 Lovett 16 - Pace Academy 9

FINALS FINALS Milton 12 - Westminster 6 Lovett 15 - Lassiter 8 280 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AAAAA AAAA

Sectional A: Sectional A: Pope d Marietta Eagle's Landing d Lithia Springs Morrow d Camden County Ringgold d Mt. Zion Marietta d Camden County Lithia Springs d Mt. Zion Pope d Morrow Ringgold d Eagle's Landing Marietta d Morrow Lithia Springs d Eagle's Landing Pope d Marietta Ringgold d Lithia Springs

Sectional B: Sectional B: Sequoyah d Parkview Marist d McIntosh Collins Hill d Fayette County Clarke Central d Greenbrier Fayette County d Parkview McIntosh d Greenbrier Sequoyah d Collins Hill Marist d Clarke Central Collins Hill d Fayette County McIntosh d Clarke Central Sequoyah d Collins Hill Marist d McIntosh

Sectional C: Sectional C: Starr's Mill d Dacula Lakeside-Evans d Habersham Central Shiloh d Northview Woodward d North Springs Dacula d Shiloh North Springs d Habersham Central Starr's Mill d Northview Woodward d Lakeside-Evans Northview d Dacula North Springs d Lakeside-Evans Starr's Mill d Northview Woodward d North Springs

Sectional D: Sectional D: Glynn Academy d Mundy's Mill Jonesboro d NW Whitfield Lassiter d Harrison Etowah d Hardaway Harrison d Mundy's Mill NW Whitfield d Hardaway Lassiter d Glynn Academy Etowah d Jonesboro Harrison d Glynn Academy Jonesboro d NW Whitfield Harrison d Lassiter Etowah d Jonesboro

Semifinals: Semifinals: Sequoyah d Harrison Marist d Etowah (25-11, 21-25, 25-15, 25-18) (25-20, 25-11, 25-13) Starr's Mill d Pope Woodward d Ringgold (25-14, 25-21, 25-17) (25-5, 25-7, 25-21)

Final: Final: Starr's Mill d Sequoyah Woodward d Marist (22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 16-25, 15-10) (25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20) GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 281 STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AAA AA/A

Sectional A: Sectional A: Westminster d Dunwoody Walker d Early County Pickens d Glenn Hills Wesleyan d Lovett Dunwoody d Glenn Hills Lovett d Early County Westminster d Pickens Wesleyan d Walker Pickens d Dunwoody Lovett d Walker Westminster d Pickens Wesleyan d Lovett

Sectional B: Sectional B: Cartersville d South Effingham Eagle's Landing Christian d Gordon Lee Oconee County d LaGrange Athens Academy d Calvary Baptist LaGrange d South Effingham Calvary Baptist d Gordon Lee Oconee County d Cartersville Athens Acad. d Eagle's Landing Christ. Cartersville d LaGrange Calvary Bap. d Eagle's Landing Christ. Oconee County d Cartersville Athens Academy d Calvary Baptist

Sectional C: Sectional C: Apalachee d Columbus Savannah Christian d Prince Avenue St. Vincent's d Cedartown Decatur d Darlington Columbus d Cedartown Prince Avenue d Darlington St. Vincent's d Apalachee Decatur d Savannah Christian Columbus d Apalachee Savannah Christian d Prince Avenue St. Vincent's d Columbus Savannah Christian d Decatur

Sectional D: Sectional D: West Hall d Cross Creek GACS d Landmark Christian Blessed Trinity d Druid Hills Holy Innocents' d Jackson Druid Hills d Cross Creek Landmark Christian d Jackson Blessed Trinity d West Hall Holy Innocents' d GACS Druid Hills d West Hall GACS d Landmark Christian Blessed Trinity d Druid Hills Holy Innocents' d GACS

Semifinals: Semifinals: Westminster d St. Vincent's Wesleyan d Athens Academy (25-19, 25-21, 25-18) (26-24, 25-13, 25-17) Blessed Trinity d Oconee County Savannah Christian d Holy Innocents' (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) (19-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20)

Final: Final: Westminster d Blessed Trinity Wesleyan d Savannah Christian (25-17, 25-8, 25-16) (25-8, 25-23, 25-14) 282 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE WRESTLING - AAAAA

103 LB. CLASS 152 LB. CLASS 1. Nick Turpin, McEachern 1. Chandler Woods, Union Grove 2. Daniel Helena, Shiloh 2. Dustin Harvey, South Cobb 3. Chad Mitchell, Sequoyah 3. Micha Jenkins, Sequoyah 4. Gerard Spice, Kell 4. Derrick Vorherr, Shiloh

112 LB. CLASS 160 LB. CLASS 1. Daniel Rucker, Cherokee 1. Ben Fiacco, Harrison 2. Andrew Lanham Walton 2. Andrew Spice, Kell 3. Bryan Jacoutot, Lassiter 3. Patrick Kellerman, Starr's Mill 4. Andy Peters, North Cobb 4. Dylan Temple, Walton

119 LB. CLASS 171 LB. CLASS 1. Kendall Albert, Peachtree Ridge 1. Paul Bess, Valdosta 2. Cody Black, Collins Hill 3. Anton Prater, McEachern 2. Nick Thompson, Brookwood 4. Josh Key, Lowndes 3. Garrett Watts, Walton 4. Wil Carter, Union Grove 125 LB. CLASS 1. Carrington Banks, Sequoyah 189 LB. CLASS 2. Mike Jacoutot, Lassiter 1. Jamal Scott, Valdosta 3. Stephen Savage, Starr's Mill 2. Leighton Ellis, Kennesaw Mountain 4. Justin Newell, Kell 3. Sean Catlett, Lassiter 4. Chris Matyac, Brookwood 130 LB. CLASS 1. John Queiroz, Wheeler 215 LB. CLASS 2. Thomas Knapp, Collins Hill 1. Mike Abanifi, Kell 3. Jesse Miller, Parkview 2. Trip Taylor, Woodstock 4. Donte Douglas, Fayette County 3. Jay Brenowitz, Pope 4. Tyler Stadulis, Collins Hill 135 LB. CLASS 1. Tyler Parker, Collins Hill 275 LB. CLASS 2. Richie Boland, Walton 1. Drake McCoy, Fayette County 3. Seth Spice, Kell 2. Mark Fuller, Walton 4. Matt Stewart, Parkview 3. Kaschn Hunter, Harrison 140 LB. CLASS 4. Charles Pryor, Redan 1. Clay Gray, Collins Hill 2. Josh Matlack, Parkview TEAM SCORES 3. Isaac Banks, Sequoyah 1. Collins Hill ...... 216.5 4. Tyler Self, Pope 2. Walton ...... 173 3. Parkview ...... 152 145 LB. CLASS 4. McEachern ...... 130 1. Caleb Anthony, Pope 5. Kell ...... 125.5 2. Andy Olsen, Walton 6. Sequoyah ...... 115.5 3. Ben Hoppenbrauer, Collins Hill 7. Harrison ...... 101 4. Pirmin Lord, Roswell 8. Starr's Mill ...... 100.5 9. Fayette County ...... 97.5 10. TIE: Union Grove ...... 87 Lassiter ...... 87 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 283 STATE WRESTLING - AAAA

103 LB. CLASS 152 LB. CLASS 1. Paul Sanford, Northgate 1. Nate Carr, Jones County 2. Jason Evans, Woodland 2. Jordon Dukes, Hiram 3. Josh Dallas, Lithia Springs 3. Scott Ahonen, Salem 4. Richard Hughes, McIntosh 4. Tyler Faulkner, Henry County

112 LB. CLASS 160 LB. CLASS 1. Peter Yates, Salem 1. Talmark Bogan, Tucker 2. Kyle Queen, Ringgold 2. Chad Tillery, North Forsyth 3. Chris McGahee, Hiram 3. Carlin Cole, Paulding County 4. Conley Pines, Lee County 4. Sean McDevitt, Ringgold

119 LB. CLASS 171 LB. CLASS 1. Garrison Goins, Ringgold 1. Jeremiah Clapp, Woodland 2. Brandon Jordon, Northgate 2. Adam Camp, Paulding County 3. Joey Montgomery, Eastside 3. Brian Bourque, North Forsyth 4. Sonny Powers, Heritage 4. Matt Ficken, Woodward 125 LB. CLASS 189 LB. CLASS 1. Nathan Lock, Northwest Whitfield 1. Rob Baker, Ringgold 2. Tyler Slaughter, Ringgold 3. Zach Crain, Woodward 2. Trey Benton, Bainbridge 4. Trey Fayard, Eagles Landing 3. Brent Ducote, Marist 4. Derryl Cloer, Loganville 130 LB. CLASS 1. Tim Mitchem, Lakeside-Evans 215 LB. CLASS 2. Jake Lagod, Marist 1. Zack Bowen, Lithia Springs 3. Brian Scott, Woodland 2. Brian Andrews, Woodland 4. Luke Robinson, Rome 3. Nathan Murdock, Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. 4. Tyler Putnam, Gordon Central 135 LB. CLASS 1. Brett Warrington, Henry County 275 LB. CLASS 2. Max Hardage, Marist 1. Derrick Joslin, Douglas County 3. Mark Nicely, Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. 2. Justin Davenport, SE Whitfield 4. Drew O'Rourke, Woodward 3. Jay Adkins, Greenbrier 4. Jerome White, Americus-Sumter 140 LB. CLASS 1. Greg Hopkins, Ringgold TEAM SCORES 2. Walker Overstreet, Madison County 1. Ringgold ...... 186 3. Matt Miller, North Forsyth 2. Woodland ...... 146.5 4. Joe Sarty, Woodland 3. North Forsyth ...... 145.5 4. Lithia Springs ...... 112.5 145 LB. CLASS 5. Loganville ...... 111 1. Jeremy Norman, Murray County 6. Henry County ...... 108 2. Ian Stephens, Ridgeland 7. Marist ...... 106.5 3. Chad Smith, Loganville 8. Woodward Academy ...... 99 4. Nathan Williams, Stone Mountain 9. Northgate ...... 86 10. Lakeside-Evans ...... 75.5 284 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE WRESTLING - AAA

103 LB. CLASS 152 LB. CLASS 1. Kyle Frank, Spalding 1. Tony Palmer, LaGrange 2. Eric Bacon, Benedictine 2. Ben Oxnard, Benedictine 3. Seth Robinson, Fannin County 3. Tim Tramel, Columbus 4. Antonio Richardson, Kendrick 4. Trent Corey, West Hall

112 LB. CLASS 160 LB. CLASS 1. Justin Martin, Cass 1. Dorian Henderson, Columbus 2. Carson Dempsey, Troup 2. Archie Dudley, LaGrange 3. Barry Sobasky, Jordan 3. Blake Fusilier, Dunwoody 4. Jonathan Borawski, Cross Creek 4. Michael Thompson, Oconee County

119 LB. CLASS 171 LB. CLASS 1. Travis Hendrix, Gainesville 1. T.H. Leet, Westminster 2. Colby Yates, West Hall 2. Rick Spivey, LaGrange 3. Billy Hermaneau, Cass 3. Bo Wren, Gainesville 4. Vernon Gentry, Riverwood 4. Melvin Hamilton, Jordan

125 LB. CLASS 189 LB. CLASS 1. Dustin Hicks, Gainesville 1. Henry Johnson, Apalachee 2. Austin Powell, Gilmer 2. Devante Griffin, Columbus 3. Owen Pryor, Northside-Columbus 3. Brad Nixon, Troup 4. Matt Levy, Riverwood 4. Xavier Ameker, Northside-Col.

130 LB. CLASS 215 LB. CLASS 1. Joey Robinson, Gilmer 1. Merritt Williams, Crisp County 2. Zach McKeone, Riverwood 2. Albert Cox, Banneker 3. Matt Loyed, Shaw 3. Alex Abrams, Glenn Hills 4. Paul Kudyba, Flowery Branch 4. Cornelius Faust, McNair

135 LB. CLASS 275 LB. CLASS 1. Joshus Hensley, Gilmer 1. Chad Wiggington, Pickens 2. Jed Harris, Columbus 2. Porter Haskell, Harris County 3. Eric Bruton, Cass 3. Ricory Green, Westover 4. Ty Gunningham, LaGrange 4. Paul Fahnestock, Columbus

140 LB. CLASS TEAM SCORES 1. B.J. Johnson, Flowery Branch 1. Gilmer ...... 120 2. Mike Hicks, Apalachee 2. Columbus ...... 111.5 3. Brock Mantella, Blessed Trinity 3. LaGrange ...... 99 4. Nate Mosley, Gilmer 4. Gainesville ...... 97 5. Apalachee ...... 89.5 145 LB. CLASS 6. Northside-Columbus ...... 83.5 1. Tyler Woods, Cartersville 7. Troup ...... 73.5 2. Bobby Anderson, Chestatee 8. Jordan ...... 65 3. Pat McGeorge, North Hall 9. Benedictine ...... 57 4. Steven Kim, Westminster GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 285 STATE WRESTLING - AA

103 LB. CLASS 152 LB. CLASS 1. Chris Colston, Rockmart 1. Marcus Allen, Dublin 2. Ryan Wilson, Calhoun 2. Ben McLeod, Vidalia 3. Derek Boston, West Laurens 3. Adam Domanico, Lovett 4. James Crews, Screven County 4. Dudley Spence, Morgan County

112 LB. CLASS 160 LB. CLASS 1. Michael Slaughter, West Laurens 1. Joey Knox, Dublin 2. Tyler Patterson, GACS 3. Marc Simons, Dade County 2. Stanley Worrell, Morgan County 4. Jason Jackson, Irwin County 3. Josh Gay, West Laurens 4. Steven Owens, Darlington 119 LB. CLASS 1. Andrew Purser, Calhoun 171 LB. CLASS 2. Justin Harvey, West Laurens 1. Josh Ghobadpoor, Lumpkin County 3. Sergio Torres, Toombs County 2. Quin Watson, Wesleyan 4. Michael Bofinger, Morgan County 3. Corey Maynard, Morgan County 4. Jack Richards, Lovett 125 LB. CLASS 1. Bradley Benton, Toombs County 189 LB. CLASS 2. Blake Osborne, Dublin 1. Matthew Edmonson, Cook 3. Whit Sibley, Lovett 2. Christopher Battles, LaFayette 4. William Weldon, LaFayette 3. Robert GLosson, Morgan County 4. B.J. Stewart, Pepperell 130 LB. CLASS 1. Josh Harvey, West Laurens 215 LB. CLASS 2. Arturo Holmes, Walker 1. Jarron Bunch, Calhoun 3. Robert Thrasher, Lovett 2. Byron Spires, West Laurens 4. Jason Ferguson, Fitzgerald 3. Bruce Ingram, Model 4. Zach Vines, Pepperell 135 LB. CLASS 1. Brandon Herrin, Dublin 275 LB. CLASS 2. Lansing Lee, Lovett 3. Michael Wright, Armuchee 1. Demetrius Jones, Morgan County 4. Drew Lindsey, Rockmart 2. Steven Johnson, West Laurens 3. Lee Spradlin, Darlington 140 LB. CLASS 4. Thomas Nix, Armuchee 1. Cody Bearden, Adairsville 2. William Underwood, Lovett TEAM SCORES 3. Brody Stocks, Calhoun 1. West Laurens ...... 218.5 4. Chris Miller, Rockmart 2. Dublin ...... 162 3. Lovett ...... 158.5 145 LB. CLASS 4. Morgan County ...... 144.5 1. Jacob Edgeman, LaFayette 5. Calhoun ...... 134.5 2. John Egan, Lovett 6. LaFayette ...... 96 3. David Stanley, Dublin 7. Armuchee ...... 62 4. Walt Shrader, Dade County 8. Darlington ...... 57 9. Rockmart ...... 55.5 10. Pepperell ...... 48 286 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE WRESTLING - A 103 LB. CLASS 152 LB. CLASS 1. Kyle Reaves, Bremen 1. Scott Yates, Bowdon 2. Jed Gurley, Jefferson 2. Justin Shadrix, Bremen 3. Jesse Williams, Social Circle 3. Kyle Cox, Pelham 4. Corey Anderson, Pelham 4. Matthew Young, Wash.-Wilkes

112 LB. CLASS 160 LB. CLASS 1. Kyle Baird, Jefferson 1. Forrest Garner, Jefferson 2. Jarret Hilton, Bowdon 2. David Williams, Bremen 3. Hunter Fugatt, Gordon Lee 3. Jarrod Drew, Gordon Lee 4. Lonnie Hayes, Trion 4. Donald Williams, Pelham

119 LB. CLASS 171 LB. CLASS 1. Enrique Zavaleta, Jefferson 1. Jake Gurley, Jefferson 2. Kenneth Morris, Social Circle 2. Jesse Butler, Mt. Zion-Carroll 3. Brett Kent, Bremen 3. Brad Guthrie, Gordon Lee 4. Wes Benefield, Bowdon 4. Livell Williams, Pacelli 125 LB. CLASS 1. Xavier Gomez, Temple 189 LB. CLASS 2. Jose Zavaleta, Jefferson 1. Zach Patterson, Bremen 3. Ryan Odom, Social Circle 2. Jesse Fowler, Jefferson 4. Nic Elliott, Gordon Lee 3. David Bray, Commerce 4. Josh Sprewell, Bowdon 130 LB. CLASS 1. Will Roper, Jefferson 215 LB. CLASS 2. Josh Patterson, Mt. Zion-Carroll 1. Casey Nickels, Wash.-Wilkes 3. Terez Prothro, Bowdon 2. Chris Berbessi, Jefferson 4. Daniel Collado, McIntosh Co. Acad. 3. Zach Lively, Trion 4. Jeremy Smith, Pelham 135 LB. CLASS 1. Casey Winkle, Jefferson 275 LB. CLASS 2. Lee Albright, Mt. Zion-Carroll 1. Hunter Glenn, Commerce 3. Zach Jarvis, Gordon Lee 2. Seth Love, Jefferson 4. Dywayne Hampton, Wash.-Wilkes 3. J.R. Robertson, Pelham 4. Josh Ingram, Bremen 140 LB. CLASS 1. Jim Myrick, Jefferson TEAM SCORES 2. Mario Bexley, Bremen 1. Jefferson ...... 285 3. Nicolas Gorsuch, Wash.-Wilkes 2. Bremen ...... 155.5 4. Justin Butler, Mt. Zion-Carroll 3. Bowdon ...... 85.5 4. Pelham ...... 82 145 LB. CLASS 5. Washington-Wilkes ...... 78 1. Clint Cawley, Turner County 6. Mt. Zion-Carroll ...... 76 2. J.J. Brueshaber, Jefferson 7. Gordon Lee ...... 70 3. Tyler Smith, Bremen 8. Social Circle ...... 60.5 4. Roy Woods, Pelham 9. Commerce ...... 48 10. Trion ...... 41 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 287

STATE DUAL TEAM WRESTLING

AAAAA

1. Collins Hill 3. Walton 2. Parkview 4. Brookwood

AAAA

1. Ringgold 3. Henry County 2. Woodward Academy 4. Loganville

AAA 1. Gilmer 3. Cass 2. Columbus 4. Apalachee

1. West Laurens 3. Lovett 2. Dublin 4. Wesleyan

1. Jefferson 3. Mt. Zion, Carroll 2. Bremen 4. Washington-Wilkes 288 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SWIMMING - STATE RECORDS AAAAA/AAAA/AAA/AA/A Americus Milton Westminster Brookwood Americus Brookwood Parkview Westminster Potter Potter Brookwood Westminster Sarah Ohr Harrison 2003 1:02.15 Elizabeth Hill Amanda Weir Amanda Weir Ashley Daly Elizabeth Hill Wesleyan Marist Stacy Centennial Newnan Stacy Centennial Erndl Evans Shanteau Parkview 2002Steven Simonton, Shawn McNewShiloh 19942005 3:08.22Bell Katherine Hill, Elizabeth 1:25.38 *557.20 2002 2002 2005 3:29.07 1:37.87 *531.50 John Millen, Michael KauffmanParkview Weir Amanda Hupman, Christie 20002004 48.42 56.29 1992 54.81 2003 4:28.18 2004 4:40.93 2003John Millen Parkview 44.90 2004 49.06 2005 *49.65 1992 54.90 1998 20.58 2003 22.91 2002 1:47.86 2002 2:01.17 2003 1:38.17 2004 1:46.32 Bryan Lundquist, Jeff CostolnickLassiter2003Dorminy Anna Nelson, Elizabeth 1:36.03 1992 Americus 1:45.54 BOYS GIRLS oke Peter Marshall 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Brock Newman, Steve LewterOne Meter Diving* New State Record Worthington Webb Holly Hinz, Kristie Day 400 Yard Freestyle RelayMillerMichael Shanteau, Eric Andrea Hupman, Meredith Alfrey 100 Yard BreaststrokeJamerson Billy Creek Sandy Klein Melissa 100 Yard Backstr 500 Yard Freestyle 100 Yard FreestyleFlatt Wesley 100 Yard Butterfly Joseph Redmon 50 Yard Freestyle Kevin 200 Yard Individual Medley Eric 200 Yard FreestyleFlatt Wesley EVENTS 200 Yard Medley Relay Marc Horne, Justin Hong Ashley Hinson, Stacy Potter GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 289

STATE RECORDS - TRACK - BOYS CLASS AAAAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Ahmad Caroll Douglass, Atlanta 2000 10.41

200 Meter Dash Brandon Hill Mays 2000 21.15

400 Meter Dash Reggie Witherspoon Wheeler 2003 46.440

110 Meter High Hurdles Terrance Trammell Southwest DeKalb 1996 13.34

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Terrance Trammell Southwest DeKalb 1997 36.56

800 Meter Run Marcelo Dunning Campbell 2000 1:51.75

1600 Meter Run Travis Grindstaff Etowah 1988 4:10.86

3200 Meter Run Willie Nelson LaGrange 1975 9:04.7 Travis Grindstaff Etowah 1988 9:04.7

400 Meter Relay (Angelo Taylor, Aurbin Richard Clint Crenshaw, Terrance Trammell) Southwest DeKalb 1996 40.66

1600 Meter Relay (Rodney Hooks, Kelly Carter Hason Graham, Eddie Miller) Southwest DeKalb 1987 3:13.21

High Jump Dothel Edwards Cedar Shoals 1983 7'3.5"

Long Jump Terrance Huey Marietta 2000 24'6.25"

Triple Jump Nate Cooper Clarke Central 1975 51'7.5"

Pole Vault Ed Hissam Benedictine 2001 15'6"

Shot Put (12 lbs) Chip Kell Avondale 1966 66'7"

Discus (H.S.) Antonio Lamar Brookwood 2004 197'4"

NOTE; All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 *New State Record 290 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

STATE RECORDS - TRACK - BOYS CLASS AAAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Ahmad Caroll Douglass, Atlanta 2000 10.41

200 Meter Dash Brandon Hill Mays 2000 21.15

400 Meter Dash Milton Campbell Douglass, Atlanta 1994 46.67

110 Meter High Hurdles Terrance Trammell Southwest DeKalb 1996 13.34

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Terrance Trammell Southwest DeKalb 1997 36.56

800 Meter Run Marcelo Dunning Campbell 2000 1:51.75

1600 Meter Run Travis Grindstaff Etowah 1988 4:10.86

3200 Meter Run Willie Nelson LaGrange 1975 9:04.7 Travis Grindstaff Etowah 1988 9:04.7

400 Meter Relay (Angelo Taylor, Aurbin Richard Clint Crenshaw, Terrance Trammell) Southwest DeKalb 1996 40.66

1600 Meter Relay (Rodney Hooks, Kelly Carter Hason Graham, Eddie Miller) Southwest DeKalb 1987 3:13.21

High Jump Dothel Edwards Cedar Shoals 1983 7'3.5"

Long Jump Richard Jones Cedar Grove 2002 24'7.75"

Triple Jump Nate Cooper Clarke Central 1975 51'7.5"

Pole Vault Glen Sikes Parkview 1985 14'9"

Shot Put (12 lbs) Chip Kell Avondale 1966 66'7"

Discus (H.S.) Steve Boecler Dunwoody 1977 179'7"

NOTE; All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 *New State Record GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 291

STATE RECORDS - TRACK - BOYS CLASS AAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Pedro Holiday Pepperell 2001 10.49

200 Meter Dash Howard Adams Rossville 1962 21.1

400 Meter Dash Lester Mickens Gordon 1976 47.2

110 Meter High Hurdles Dexter Hawkins West Fulton 1978 13.6

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Emanuel Blakeney Northside, Atlanta 1984 37.0 Byron Taylor Stephenson 1997 37.0

800 Meter Run Brendon Mahoney Marist 1999 1:50.17

1600 Meter Run Daniel Henderson Druid Hills 1976 4:12.6

3200 Meter Run Daniel Henderson Druid Hills 1976 9:07.0

400 Meter Relay (Pat Blakeley, Lance Davis Linton Johnson, Jason Allen) Elbert County 1998 41.41

1600 Meter Relay (Roy Dukes, Rory Turner Tony Lewis, William Burson) Gordon 1984 3:15.32

High Jump Thaddeus Hood Glenn Hills 1992 7'2"

Long Jump Lee Thomas Shaw 2000 24'9.25"

Triple Jump O'Darine Bassett Carrollton 2004 50'2.25"

Pole Vault Jordan Scott Oconee County 2005 *16'6"

Shot Put (12 lbs) Kurt Quarterman Westover 2002 63'0.75"

Discus (H. S.) Hiawatha Berry Winder-Barrow 1985 197'10"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record 292 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

STATE RECORDS - TRACK - BOYS CLASS AA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Pedro Holiday Pepperell 2000 10.56

200 Meter Dash Antonio McKay Roosevelt 1982 21.4

400 Meter Dash Antonio McKay Roosevelt 1982 46.98

110 Meter High Hurdles Roger Kingdom Vienna 1981 13.7

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Dramane Zachary Crim 1996 37.34

800 Meter Run Ian Scott Lovett 1998 1:52.77

1600 Meter Run Ralph King St. Pius X 1974 4:05.3

3200 Meter Run Ralph King St. Pius X 1974 8:52.5

400 Meter Relay (Kendrell Hardman, Ray Glaze Jimmy Burton, Jimmy Watkins) Elbert County 1996 41.65

1600 Meter Relay (Warren Ward, Melvin Buford Richard Dukes, Allen Buford) Lakeshore 1979 3:16.00

High Jump Roger Kingdom Vienna 1981 6'10.25" Greg Hughes Elbert County 1995 6'10.25"

Long Jump Reggie Brown Carrollton 1997 24'9"

Triple Jump Corey Holland Fitzgerald 1989 48'11.25"

Pole Vault Chris Keen Jefferson 1988 15'8"

Shot Put (12 lbs.) Adam Nelson Lovett 1993 59'7"

Discus (H. S.) Brannon Southerland Greater Atlanta Christian 2004 176'6"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 293

STATE RECORDS - TRACK - BOYS CLASS A EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Alfred Rawls Wilcox County 1985 10.6 Nelson Bennett Lincoln County 1985 10.6

200 Meter Dash Lorenzo Daniel Wrens 1984 21.36

400 Meter Dash Edcardo Odum Dooly County 1991 47.67

110 Meter High Hurdles Eddie Johnson Reidsville 1986 14.23

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Omega Calhoun Lanier County 1998 38.05

800 Meter Run Matt Day Landmark Christian 1996 1:53.63

1600 Meter Run Matt Day Landmark Christian 1996 4:17.02

3200 Meter Run Scott Sweitzer Pace Academy 1984 9:26.46

400 Meter Relay (Kendrick Tobie, Kendall Cooper Patrick Moody, Cornelius Williams) Jenkins County 2005 *42.32

1600 Meter Relay (Kortez Carter, Ricky Manning Willie Sanders, Edcardo Odum) Dooly County 1991 3:21.33

High Jump Orlando Wiley Banks County 1998 6'10"

Long Jump Titus Allen Model 1996 24'.75"

Triple Jump Shannon Sharpe Glennville 1986 48'3"

Pole Vault Terence Martin Jefferson 1989 14'1.5"

Shot Put (12 lbs) Toby Norwood Brookstone 1990 59'11.5"

Discus (H. S.) Brock Scott Reidsville 1990 167'7"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record 294 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE RECORDS - TRACK - GIRLS CLASS AAAAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Anita Howard Butler 1986 11.5

200 Meter Dash Courtney Champion Collins Hill 2003 23.630

400 Meter Dash Stephanie Smith Northeast, Macon 2000 53.65

100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Deanna Lane Pope 2001 13.736

300 Meter Low Hurdles Lakendra McColumn Southwest DeKalb 2002 41.984

800 Meter Run Susan Crisp Brookwood 1985 2:08.75

1600 Meter Run Marny Westphal Brookwood 1990 4:53.22

3200 Meter Run Lee Anne Case Walton 1986 10:46.38

400 Meter Relay (Nicole Brown, Courtney Champion Lydia Ruiz, Lauren Tillman) Collins Hill 2003 46.500

1600 Meter Relay (Ashley Taylor, Marcia Smith Henrietta George, Kelsey Woodard) Stephenson 1999 3:45.55

High Jump Nakeitra Jones Northeast 1997 5'10.5"

Long Jump Tameisha King Pebblebrook 1999 19'10.75"

Triple Jump Latoya Legree Stephenson 2002 41'3.75"

Pole Vault Nicci Faires Roswell 2004 11'1.25"

Shot Put (8 lbs. 13 ozs.) Mandy Kinney Brookwood 1999 46'2.5"

Discus (2 lbs. 3-1/2 ozs.) Ronda Gullatte Sprayberry 2002 154'8"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 295 STATE RECORDS - TRACK - GIRLS CLASS AAAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Anita Howard Butler 1986 11.5

200 Meter Dash Mary Ann Erigha Chamblee 2003 23.640

400 Meter Dash Stephanie Smith Northeast, Macon 2000 53.65

100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Jacqueline Madison Douglass, Atlanta 1997 13.81

300 Meter Low Hurdles Candida Coulson Roswell 1998 42.939

800 Meter Run Ena Leufroy Marist 2005 *2:08.643

1600 Meter Run Marny Westphal Brookwood 1990 4:53.22

3200 Meter Run Emily Reese Chamblee 2005 *10:39.738

400 Meter Relay (Toni Pugh, Yaronda Hammonds Keisha Bryant, Shequita Draper) Monroe, Albany 2001 46.710

1600 Meter Relay (Ashley Taylor, Marcia Smith Henrietta George, Kelsey Woodard) Stephenson 1999 3:45.55

High Jump Nakeitra Jones Northeast 1997 5'10.5"

Long Jump Tameisha King Pebblebrook 1999 19'10.75"

Triple Jump Latoya Legree Stephenson 2000 40'3.5"

Pole Vault Lacy Gardner Jones County 2003 11'

Shot Put (8 lbs. 13 ozs.) Mandy Kinney Brookwood 1999 46'2.5"

Discus (2 lbs. 3-1/2 ozs.) Khadija Talley Columbus 2004 148'8"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record 296 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE RECORDS - TRACK - GIRLS CLASS AAA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Anita Howard Butler 1988 11.6

200 Meter Dash Anita Howard Butler 1988 23.49

400 Meter Dash Stephanie Smith Northeast 2001 53.084

100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Kyana Elder North Atlanta 1998 13.985

300 Meter Low Hurdles Jasmine Dacus Westlake 2005 *43.387

800 Meter Run Nikita Beasley Franklin County 1988 2:12.44

1600 Meter Run Ashley LaBudde St. Pius X 1998 4:59.918

3200 Meter Run Ashley LaBudde St. Pius X 1998 10:50.384

400 Meter Relay (Lakeshia Bryant, Shequita Draper Tierra Watts, Kimberly Mulkey) Monroe, Albany 2003 46.640

1600 Meter Relay (Ashley Taylor, Kelsey Woodard Henrietta George, Marcia Smith) Stephenson 1998 3:49.661

High Jump Tracey Linton Central, Thomasville 1988 5'10"

Long Jump Tasha Mahone Shaw 1996 19'4"

Triple Jump Lajuana Lovett Cross Creek 2000 39'9.25"

Pole Vault Kim Adams White County 2004 10'

Shot Put (8 lbs. 13 ozs.) April Thomas Westover 2001 46'7"

Discus (2 lbs. 3-1/2 ozs.) Lesheal Johnson Columbia 1993 147'6"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 297 STATE RECORDS - TRACK - GIRLS CLASS AA EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Jenell Ali Crim 1994 11.73

200 Meter Dash Jenell Ali Crim 1994 24.41

400 Meter Dash Porche Byrd Cross Keys 2005 *55.62

100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Caroline Vaughn Blessed Trinity 2004 14.370

300 Meter Low Hurdles Caroline Vaughn Blessed Trinity 2004 44.050

800 Meter Run Georgia Kloss Pace Academy 2002 2:09.478

1600 Meter Run Georgia Kloss Pace Academy 2003 4:58.870

3200 Meter Run Haley Kolff Holy Innocents' 2004 11:10.570

400 Meter Relay (Parisia Jackson, Teniqua Broughton Latisha Rivers, Lakeisha Rowe) Cedar Grove 1995 47.42

1600 Meter Relay (Tonya Ficklin, Richardson Jenell Ali, Michelle Brown) Crim 1993 3:53.57

High Jump Brandy Barnett Coosa 1996 5'8"

Long Jump Christy Brown Holy Innocents' 2005 *18'10.5"

Triple Jump Stasia Kelly-Taylor Greater Atl. Christian 2005 *39'.5"

Pole Vault Annalise Peters Greater Atl. Christian 2004 10'6" Janna Brown Bleckley County 2005 *10'6"

Shot Put (8 lbs. 13 ozs.) Lasha Jackson Lumpkin County 1994 42'6.5"

Discus (2 lbs. 3-1/2 ozs.) Simone Parker Chamblee 2000 134'10"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record 298 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION STATE RECORDS - TRACK - GIRLS CLASS A EVENT NAME/YEAR SCHOOL/RECORD 100 Meter Dash Nicole Collins Hawkinsville 1992 11.94

200 Meter Dash Nicole Collins Hawkinsville 1992 24.72

400 Meter Dash Lindsey Vincent Landmark Christian 2002 55.875

100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Sierra Hill Landmark Christian 2004 13.340

300 Meter Low Hurdles Sierra Hill Landmark Christian 2004 43.060

800 Meter Run Kelly Cook Pace Academy 1992 2:15.11

1600 Meter Run Kelly Cook Pace Academy 1992 5:02.05

3200 Meter Run Kristin Austin Athens Academy 2000 11:08.756

400 Meter Relay (Evette Holyfield, Ciara Willis Lynette Fitts, Sierra Hill) Landmark Christian 2004 47.540

1600 Meter Relay (Lynette Fitts, Evette Holyfield Ciara Willis, Sierra Hill) Landmark Christian 2004 3:50.200

High Jump Jessica Farrer Model 1997 5'10.25"

Long Jump Nicole Collins Hawkinsville 1991 18'11.25"

Triple Jump Kelly Martin Toombs County 1996 38'10.25"

Pole Vault Heather Hayes Landmark Christian 2005 *11'

Shot Put (8 lbs. 13 ozs.) Rhonda Hall Reidsville 1989 43'8.75"

Discus (2 lbs. 3-1/2 ozs.) Sarah Hale Athens Academy 2002 136'4"

NOTE: All State Track Records Converted to Metrics - 1985 * New State Record GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 299 BY-LAW INDEX

TOPIC / SUBTOPIC BY-LAW TOPIC / SUBTOPIC BY-LAW

Accountability...... 2.26 Summer School Guidelines ...... 1.52 Amateur Status Transfer Student ...... 1.62 Defined ...... 1.91 Fireworks ...... 2.75 Violations ...... 1.92 Forfeiture Policy ...... 2.63d Award Rule ...... 1.93 Gender Equity ...... 4.50 Symbolic Awards ...... 1.94-1.95 Gender Restrictions ...... 1.47 Bona-fide Move GHSA Exec. Committee ...... 4.11 Defined ...... 1.62a GHSA Office Duties Waiver Reasons ...... 1.62b-l Calendar ...... 4.14 Broadcast Rules ...... 2.80-2.87 Dues ...... 2.13 Competition Rules Finances ...... 4.12 Absence of Officials ...... 2.95 GHSA Forms Notebook ...... 4.13 All Star Games ...... 2.96 Playoff Activities ...... 4.22-4.25 Illegal Practices ...... 2.69c GHSA Membership Officiating ...... 4.40 Defined ...... 2.11 Officiating ...... 2.68 Procedures ...... 2.12 Postponed Games ...... 2.93a GHSA Passes Practice Requirements ...... 2.69 Non-Transferrable ...... 4.33 Rule Sources ...... 2.92 Replacement Process ...... 4.34 Seasons Defined ...... 2.69 Retired Personnel ...... 4.31-4.32 Summer Activities ...... 2.69 School Personnel ...... 4.31a-c Suspended Games ...... 2.93b GHSA Rules Clinics ...... 2.54 Terminated Games ...... 2.93c Member Schools Court Orders/Injunctions...... 1.13 Administrative Curricular Innovations Responsibilities ...... 2.21-2.29 Block-Eight Program ...... 1.53 Competition Restrictions ...... 2.61-2.63 Block-four Program ...... 1.53 Migrant Student Rule ...... 1.63 Ejections/Post-Ejection Non-Public School Penalties ...... 2.72 Financial Aid ...... 1.81-1.83 Eligibility Non-Region Schedules ...... 2.14 Age Standard ...... 1.30 Officiating Applications for Hardship ...... 1.68 Administrative Fees ...... 4.43 Certificate of Eligibility ...... 1.12 Association Charters ...... 4.42 Certificates of Eligibility ...... 2.31-2.36 Certification Procedure ...... 4.41 Defined ...... 1.51 Dressing Area ...... 2.76 Disabled Students ...... 1.59, 2.67 Fee Chart ...... 4.46 Eight Semester Rule ...... 1.42 Independent Contractor ...... 2.68 Eighth-Grade Students ...... 1.45 Shortened Games ...... 2.93d Gaining Eligibility ...... 1.11, 1.52 Playoff Seating ...... 2.65 Joint-Enrollment Prog...... 1.54 Pregnant Students Losing Eligibility ...... 1.56 Advisory Notice ...... 1.48 Lost for Disciplinary ...... 1.56 Qualifications to Coach Make-up Work ...... 1.58 Certified Personnel ...... 2.51 "Units" Requirements ...... 1.53 Community Coaches ...... 2.52 Physical Exam File ...... 1.41, 2.21 Registration ...... 2.53 Post-Secondary Options ...... 1.55 Reclassification ...... 4.15 Standards to Participate ...... 1.21 Recruiting Students ...... 1.70 Sub-Varsity Competition ...... 1.43, 1.44 Region Authority ...... 3.10-3.17 300 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION TOPIC / SUBTOPIC BY-LAW TOPIC / SUBTOPIC BY-LAW

Region Finances ...... 3.30-3.34 Sub-Varsity Participation Region Responsibilities ...... 3.20-3.22 Eighth-Grade Students ...... 1.45 Restitution Policy ...... 2.63c Students in Grades 9-12 ...... 1.44 Sanctioning Process Sunday Competition Prohibited ..2.91 Multiple Meets ...... 2.64 Transfer Student Rule Tournaments ...... 2.64 Boarding Sch. Waivers ...... 1.62l School Service Areas ...... 1.61 Foreign Exch. Student ...... 1.62e Sportsmanship From YDC Facility ...... 1.64 Comments to Media ...... 2.74 From Non-Member School ...... 1.62c Crowd-Control Program ...... 2.71c Hardship Process ...... 1.68 Deliberate Intent to Injure ...... 2.73 Joint-Custody Waiver ...... 1.62g Handling Fight Situtions ...... 2.71d Migrant Student ...... 1.63 State Playoff Games Permissive Transfer ...... 1.67 Admission Fees ...... 2.97 Suspended or Expelled ...... 1.66 Student Retention Undue Influence ...... 1.72 Procedures ...... 2.42-2.45 Week-Day Contest Prohibitions ...... 2.41 Limitations ...... 2.66 Students w/Artificial Limbs ...... 1.49 Written Contracts ...... 2.63

TOPICAL INDEX

TOPIC / ACTIVITY PAGE NUMBERS TOPIC / ACTIVITY PAGE NUMBERS

Athletics: Non-Athletic Activities: Baseball ...... 91-95 Literary - General Information 184-187 Basketball ...... 96-111 Debate ...... 187-190 Cheerleading ...... 112-119 Dramatic Interpretation ...... 190-191 Cross Country ...... 120-121 Essay ...... 192 Football ...... 122-132 Extemporaneous Speaking ...... 193-194 Golf ...... 133-135 One Act Play ...... 194-196 Gymnastics ...... 135-137 Quartet ...... 197-198 Lacrosse ...... 137-139 Solo ...... 198-199 Riflery ...... 139-142 Spelling ...... 199-200 Soccer ...... 142-147 Trio ...... 201-202 Softball ...... 148-154 State Literary Meet ...... 202-204 Swimming ...... 155-159 Service Areas for Non-Public Tennis ...... 159-163 Schools ...... 205 Track and Field ...... 164-172 Classifications for Volleyball ...... 172-175 2004-05/2005-06 ...... 206-211 Wrestling ...... 176-183 Results and Records for 2004-05 ...... 212-298